Ethics and Moral Behavior
Situations when it is difficult or challenging for an individual to make a decision either because the right course of action is not clear or easy.
What is an ethical dilemma?
This Amendment specifically articulates a citizen's rights to Due Process.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Name the two missions of the police.
What are Crime fighters and Public servants?
When our attitudes or stereotypes affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious way, it is called this.
What is implicit bias?
There are three themes in a discussion of justice. Impartiality is one. Name the other two.
What is equality and fairness?
Learning consists of these two approaches.
What is modeling and reinforcement?
Formation of SWAT came from this model of police work.
What is the Warrior model?
Discrimination occurs when a discretionary decision-maker such as a police officer, treats a group or individual differently from others for no justifiable reason based upon one or more of these factors.
What is race, gender, ethnicity, sexual identity or socio-economic status?
Decisions that can be judged as ethical or unethical involve four elements: an act, only human acts, must affect others and this?
What is free will?
The three explanations on how people develop their moral systems.
What are biological, learning and Kohlberg's moral stage theory.
According to the book, police authority has four elements. Name two.
What is power, authority, persuasion and force?
When a police officer stops an individual in a vehicle on a minor infraction for an excuse to search the vehicle.
What is a pretext stop?
This ethical system believes in the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
What is Utilitarianism?
This is a Due Process right? There are several, name one.
What is Notice of charges, Neutral hearing body, Right of cross-examination, Right to present evidence, Representation of counsel, Statement of findings, Appeal
Name two cities that defunded the police other than Portland.
What are Seattle, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Eureka, Salt Lake City, Denver, Austin, Oklahoma City, Columbus, Boston, New York City, Hartford, Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Madison, Burlington and Steamboat Springs?
Two of the five factors that correlates with the use of force.
What are characteristics of the subject, situational characteristics, characteristics of the officers, characteristics of the department, and psychological traits.
When discussing ethical systems, this discipline investigates the meaning of ethical systems, their origins and whether they are relative or universal
What is meta ethics?
This was one of the main criticisms of Kohlberg's Moral Stage Theory.
What is he only interviewed boys.
Explain the Dirty Harry problem in police work.
What is "the ends justify the means" when it gets the job done even if it involves illegal, immoral or unethical activity?
A type of proactive investigation can include one of these individuals.
What is an undercover or informant?