Ethics in Criminal Justice Lesson 3 Exam 3 100/100% Correct

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Question 1 5 / 5 points Which of the following positions holds that moral beliefs vary from person to person, and that one person's beliefs and practices cannot be said to be more right (or wrong) t... hat any other person's? Question options: (Answer Page 64)  Relativism Pluralism The principle of understanding Individualism Question 2 5 / 5 points Which of the following positions holds that there are eternal, unchanging moral laws that apply to all people, everywhere? Question options: (Answer Page 65)  Ethical universalism Cultural relativism Descriptive relativism The principle of "standing up against evil" Question 3 5 / 5 points Which of the following, derived from John Stuart Mill, suggests that governments can legitimately create and impose laws only where it is necessary to prevent people from harming others? Question options: (Answer Page 78)  The harm principle Paternalism The principle of victimless crime The no-cause principle Question 4 5 / 5 points Advocates of which of the following often appeal to the harm principle to support their position? Question options: (Answer Page 79) Death penalty  Decriminalization of victimless crimes Mandatory minimum sentencing Three-strikes laws Question 5 5 / 5 points Which of the following might help us develop open-mindedness and the virtue of tolerance? Question options: (Answer Pages74-75) Recognizing that people have free will  Recognizing that moral norms can and often do vary by time and place Developing our own sense of egoism All of the above This study source was downloaded by 100000830772748 from CourseHero.com on 07-05-2022 13:45:31 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/30988769/Ethics-in-Criminal-Justice-Exam-3-100docx/ Question 6 5 / 5 points When we are committed unquestioningly and with absolute certainty to a belief or beliefs, we are guilty of: Question options: (Answer Page 75) psychological egoism. normative relativism. an imbalanced soul.  dogmatism. Question 7 5 / 5 points Moral relativism is the idea that: Question options: (Answer Page 64) everything we do is motivated by self-interest. every event has a cause. morality is absolute because it is based in human nature.  morality varies from culture to culture and time period to time period. Question 8 5 / 5 points When we claim that certain moral values or principles (e.g., do not steal) apply or should apply to all people, everywhere, we are saying that some values or principles are: Question options: (Answer Page 65) descriptive. relative.  universal. pragmatic. Question 9 5 / 5 points Planned, premeditated killings of family members whose behavior is judged to have brought shame or dishonor to the family are referred to as: Question options: (Answer page 63) retaliatory familicide. blood feuds. mala in se.  honor killings. Question 10 5 / 5 points The Comstock Act: Question options: (Answer Page 77)  defined contraceptives as obscene and regulated their distribution. defined blood feuds as hate crimes. legalized prostitution in certain counties in Nevada. mandated the civil commitment of dangerous offenders. This study source was downloaded by 100000830772748 from CourseHero.com on 07-05-2022 13:45:31 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/30988769/Ethics-in-Criminal-Justice-Exam-3-100docx/ Question 11 5 / 5 points Direct misconduct by a police officer, such as extorting money from drug dealers, would be an example of which of the following forms of misconduct? Question options: (Answer Pages 98-99) Nonfeasance Misfeasance  Malfeasance All of the above [Show More]

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