TEST BANK FOR Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice
Being Ethical When No One is Looking, 5th Edition by
Jay S. Albanese
Chapter 1 Recognizing Ethical Decisions
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) According to Albanese, all of the following make up the concept of good character, except:
A) Denial of victimization.
B) Good principles.
C) Conscience.
D) Moral courage.
E) All the above are elements of good character.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 1
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character.
Level: Intermediate
2) Moral courage can best be defined as:
A) Guiding actions without fearing consequences.
B) Internalizing the knowledge so you always chose the best course of action.
C) Acting on a rational choice to follow good principles based on conscience.
D) None of the above
E) All of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 1
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Intermediate
3) Ethics are fundamental to character because:
A) They are essential for building great wealth and power.
B) They specify the guiding principles on which character is built.
C) They provide guidance to become superior to others in talent and intellect.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Answer: B
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Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character.
Level: Basic
,4) All of the following actions would be considered to have moral worth, except:
A) Helping the homeless find shelter.
B) Working to support your family.
C) Greeting your mail carrier.
D) Paying your taxes.
E) All of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
5) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics, they are:
A) Members of the clergy.
B) The mentally ill.
C) Eighteen-year-olds.
D) Members of the U.S. Congress.
E) B and C
Answer: B
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
6) Morals as discussed in Chapter One, can be defined as:
A) Enforceable laws and regulations that guide a society.
B) A codified structure of behavior that is applicable to all cultures.
C) The general rules that prescribe proper behavior.
D) All the above
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
7) According to the definition of Ethics in Chapter one:
A) Ethics only involves the study of the development of laws.
B) Ethics is the study of morality and analysis of what constitutes good conduct.
C) Ethics is the study of the development of organizational theories.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
,8) Moral behavior requires:
A) No more than the laws require.
B) Less than what the laws require.
C) Sometimes more than the law requires.
D) None of the above.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
9) Ethics is central to criminal justice because:
A) The law is complete in itself to address every ethical issue involved.
B) Morality is what distinguishes right from wrong.
C) The government does not have the moral authority to enforce the law, only statutory authority.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Intermediate
10) Value judgments can be verified:
A) Based on data.
B) Based on facts.
C) Based on reason.
D) Based on observations.
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
11) is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively in order to
assess the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the true worth or
merit of an act or a course of conduct.
A) Objective correlative
B) Subjective Best Fit
C) Critical Thinking
D) Regression Analysis
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Understand the importance of critical thinking to ethics.
Level: Basic
, 12) tell(s) how people should interact with others in all social relations.
A) Morals
B) Laws
C) Etiquette
D) Regulations
E) All the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics.
Level: Basic
13) is the belief that morals can be different, but none are better than another.
A) Legal Equality
B) Moral relativism
C) Etiquette Equality
D) Moral association
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Level: Basic
14) Guiding human potential and action in a moral direction is the subject matter of .
A) Ethics
B) Law
C) Etiquette
D) Values
E) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
15) Ethical relativism attempts to the way people behave.
A) Justify
B) Establish
C) Guide
D) Condemn
E) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Level: Basic
Being Ethical When No One is Looking, 5th Edition by
Jay S. Albanese
Chapter 1 Recognizing Ethical Decisions
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) According to Albanese, all of the following make up the concept of good character, except:
A) Denial of victimization.
B) Good principles.
C) Conscience.
D) Moral courage.
E) All the above are elements of good character.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 1
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character.
Level: Intermediate
2) Moral courage can best be defined as:
A) Guiding actions without fearing consequences.
B) Internalizing the knowledge so you always chose the best course of action.
C) Acting on a rational choice to follow good principles based on conscience.
D) None of the above
E) All of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 1
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Intermediate
3) Ethics are fundamental to character because:
A) They are essential for building great wealth and power.
B) They specify the guiding principles on which character is built.
C) They provide guidance to become superior to others in talent and intellect.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Develop the ability to understand the essence of good character.
Level: Basic
,4) All of the following actions would be considered to have moral worth, except:
A) Helping the homeless find shelter.
B) Working to support your family.
C) Greeting your mail carrier.
D) Paying your taxes.
E) All of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
5) Certain categories of human beings are exempt from discussions of ethics, they are:
A) Members of the clergy.
B) The mentally ill.
C) Eighteen-year-olds.
D) Members of the U.S. Congress.
E) B and C
Answer: B
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
6) Morals as discussed in Chapter One, can be defined as:
A) Enforceable laws and regulations that guide a society.
B) A codified structure of behavior that is applicable to all cultures.
C) The general rules that prescribe proper behavior.
D) All the above
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
7) According to the definition of Ethics in Chapter one:
A) Ethics only involves the study of the development of laws.
B) Ethics is the study of morality and analysis of what constitutes good conduct.
C) Ethics is the study of the development of organizational theories.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
Answer: B
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
,8) Moral behavior requires:
A) No more than the laws require.
B) Less than what the laws require.
C) Sometimes more than the law requires.
D) None of the above.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 2
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
9) Ethics is central to criminal justice because:
A) The law is complete in itself to address every ethical issue involved.
B) Morality is what distinguishes right from wrong.
C) The government does not have the moral authority to enforce the law, only statutory authority.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Intermediate
10) Value judgments can be verified:
A) Based on data.
B) Based on facts.
C) Based on reason.
D) Based on observations.
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
11) is the ability to evaluate viewpoints, facts, and behaviors objectively in order to
assess the presentation of information or methods of argumentation to establish the true worth or
merit of an act or a course of conduct.
A) Objective correlative
B) Subjective Best Fit
C) Critical Thinking
D) Regression Analysis
E) None of the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 3
Objective: Understand the importance of critical thinking to ethics.
Level: Basic
, 12) tell(s) how people should interact with others in all social relations.
A) Morals
B) Laws
C) Etiquette
D) Regulations
E) All the above
Answer: C
Page Ref: 4
Objective: Increase your awareness of the connection between etiquette and ethics.
Level: Basic
13) is the belief that morals can be different, but none are better than another.
A) Legal Equality
B) Moral relativism
C) Etiquette Equality
D) Moral association
E) None of the above
Answer: B
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Level: Basic
14) Guiding human potential and action in a moral direction is the subject matter of .
A) Ethics
B) Law
C) Etiquette
D) Values
E) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 5
Objective: Distinguish between morals, values, and ethics.
Level: Basic
15) Ethical relativism attempts to the way people behave.
A) Justify
B) Establish
C) Guide
D) Condemn
E) None of the above
Answer: A
Page Ref: 6
Objective: Recognize the concept of moral relativism.
Level: Basic
