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52 Cards in this Set
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Ethics is the study of what?
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Right and wrong/good and bad
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who shapes our beliefs and values?
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friends and family
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what is comission?
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deliberately commiting an act yourself
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what is omission?
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watching someone commit an act and not doing anything about it
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normative ethics is a study of what?
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right and wrong
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what do officers,judges and other law enforcers have?
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discretion
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what is discretion
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the freedom to make a choice on how to punish or not punish someone
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what are the two major philosophical theories in the field of normative ethics?
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Utilitarianism & deontology
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what is utilitarianism classified as?
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a consequentalist ethical theory
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deontology is the study of what?
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duty
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according to utilitarianism an action is moral when....
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it produces the greatest good for the greatest amount of people
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what are the three themes in peacemaking?
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1.correctedness
2.care 3.mindfulness |
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what has peacemaking included in the framework of criminal justice?
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the possibility of mercy and passion
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what does mindfulness allow us to experience?
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a more transedent sense of awareness
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what are the two ways to learn police ethics?
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1.learning on the job under pressure
2. learning in an enviroment free of pressures (classroom) |
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every new job starts off with a process called?
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socialization
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what is the definition of moral career?
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how he/she changes in terms of morality and the ethics of behavior
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what are the four major stages to joining a new occupation (police work)
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1.the choice of occupation
2.the intro to the occupation 3.the first encounter with the work of the occupation 4.the metamorphasis into a full fledged member of the occupation |
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what are the three aspects of the choice to become a police officer?
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1. the kind of person it takes to make the choice
2.the reason the choice is made and the motives behind police work 3.the methods people use in police work |
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who said " the only thing nessesary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"?
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Edmund burke
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What thory states that if the problem is not fixed it will just continue to worsen?
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Broken window theory
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What is deontology?
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the duty to act regardless of the consequences
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What are intrinsic values?
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Treat people with respect and reverence and not just as things
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what is connectedness?
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Each of us in some way bonded and connected to other humans in the enviroment
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what is the law of karma?
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my actions have consequences
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what kind of approach is care considered?
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feminine
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what is care rooted in?
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receptivity, relatedness, and responsiveness
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mindfullness allows us to what?
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to be fully aware present and aware of the immediate but also more aware of the larger picture
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we can become more mindful through what?
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meditation and self reflection
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what is the blue bond?
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the bond that officers have between themselves and other officers no matter the area
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what are extralegal factors?
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age
sex race cooperativeness |
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What are legal factors?
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seriousness of offense
intoxication |
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what is due process
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the procedures that have to be followed
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what is the rule of law?
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nobody is above the law
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what is the spoils system?
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got chosen to work in the government
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what is the merit system?
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have to prove your qualified for the position
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what did the pendleton act 1883 do?
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created civil service
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what did govenor george ryans do?
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comuted 156 inmates AND pardoned 4
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what is the reason that torture shouldnt be permitted in interrogations?
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false confessions
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what are the two reasons that torture should be permitted in interrogations?
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to protect society
to get the criminal to confess |
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what is the difference between an interview and an interrogation?
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whether or not your detained
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interrogations are regulated by what amendments?
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5th 6th and 14th
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5th amendment does what?
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"i plead the 5th" allows people to not speak when asked questions
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the 6th amendment does what?
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allows the person counsel
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what does the 14th amendment do?
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relates the rights to the states
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what came out of miranda vs arizona?
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the miranda rights
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in order to waive your rights the decision has to be...
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Knowingly made
Intelligently made Voluntarily made |
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What are the limits to miranda?
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If there is anything in question about public safety
Public videotapes |
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why are deceptive tactics considered ethical?
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for the good of society
Public safety Still voluntary |
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why are deceptive tactics unethical?
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coerced internalized confessions
drunk,groggy,juvenile |
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what is the paradoxical rule?
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protectors of safety are able to take away personal rights
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whats the problem with the medias perception of police?
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show more bad than good
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