Ethical Theories
What ethical theory focuses on maximizing overall good or minimizing harm.
Answer: What is utilitarianism?
The responsibility of law enforcement officers to use their authority in a responsible and ethical way, can be described as: _____________.
Answer: What is responsible use of discretion?
Offering free meals, goods, or discounts to influence an officer is known as this.
Answer: What are kickbacks?
The highest court in Canada with jurisdiction in all areas of law.
Answer: What is the Supreme Court of Canada?
During the _________ police had to enforce rules they did not create or advocate for?
Answer: What is COVID-19 Pandemic
According to this theory, ethical decisions focus on the character of the person, not just isolated acts.
Answer: What is virtue ethics?
Name the concept that explains that authority held by law enforcement creates power differences between officers and the public.
Answer: What is power dynamics?
Taking property from clients, inmates, or crime scenes is an example of this type of corruption.
Answer: What are opportunistic thefts?
Judges must avoid situations where a conflict of interest could arise, even if disqualification could cause an injustice. This is called the doctrine of…
Answer: What is necessity?
Police use engagement, education and encouragement to help get ________.
Answer: What is compliance?
This principle (theory) says people follow rules because they expect others to do the same.
Answer: What is social contract theory?
What skill or "Trait" is described by the Supreme Court of Canada as essential to policing and decision-making.
Answer: What is discretion?
The theory that some officers bring undesirable traits into policing is called this.
Answer: What is bad apple theory?
Breach of trust by public officials is governed under this legislation.
(hint: it is used and applied Canada-wide)
Answer: What is the Criminal Code of Canada?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, calls increased for two types of incidents: mental health and _________
Answer: What is domestic violence?
In the harm reduction debate, which virtue can ethically justify interventions like safe injection sites.
Answer: What is compassion?
Officers must follow this legislation when using force, as well as their agency's policies and procedures.
(Hint: used and applied across all of Canada)
Answer: What is the Criminal Code of Canada?
The reluctance of officers to report colleagues’ misconduct is known as this.
Answer: What is the blue code of silence?
You are required to report misconduct under what policy?
Answer: What is Code of Conduct
Police were required to balance enforcement and ethical responsibility to maintain ______________
Answer: public trust?
Virtue ethics is different from other ethical theories because it focuses on the ___________, not just rules or consequences.
Answer: What is the character of the person?
Using authority to benefit oneself or others inappropriately is a violation of what professional principle?
Answer: What is abuse of authority?
When the organization itself encourages or colludes in misconduct, it’s referred to as this theory.
Answer: What is rotten barrel theory?
Judges must avoid socializing with individuals involved in their cases to prevent a ________.
Answer: What is a conflict of interest?
Applying rules fairly, while using discretion, reflects this type of ethical policing.
Answer: What is procedural justice?