Ethics In Criminal Justice

CJS/211: Ethics In Criminal Justice

 

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Question 1

 

In a political context, what means equal access to public office and equal treatment under the law? 

 

justice

equality 

rights

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Question 2

 

Which of the following aspects to racism involves policies and practices of institutions operate to produce systematic and continuing differences between racial groups?

 

Personal prejudice

Ideological racism

Institutional racism 

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Question 3

 

Discriminatory laws against blacks enforced by the courts until the mid-1900s were known as ______.

 

            10.    slavery laws

 

Jim Crow laws

apartheid laws

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Question 4

 

Most research suggests that while there is an absence of systematic racial discrimination in the U.S. criminal justice system, ______.

 

there is systematic ethnic discrimination

Jim Crow laws still result in discrimination against minorities

grand apartheid is evident everywhere in the country

there is discrimination in some places at specific decision-making pointsBottom of Form

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Question 5

 

Race is ______ factor in the juvenile justice systems not only for blacks but also for Latino and American Indian youth.

 

not a relevant

a minor relevant

a moderately relevant

a relevantBottom of Form

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Question 6

 

According to Spohn, Gruel, and Welch (1987), one analysis showed cases against blacks and Hispanics were ______ likely to be prosecuted than cases against whites.

 

less

twice as

more 

three times as

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Question 7

 

A number of studies have concluded that ______ defendants are offered plea bargains more frequently and obtain better deals.

 

Black

Hispanic

Asian

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Question 8

 

Stereotypes concerning jurors of different races, especially in relation to judgments that are made on the basis of limited knowledge, ______. 

 

render it precisely the type of judgment most likely to be biased by race 

lead to the conviction of innocent defendants

require the prosecutor to get special permission to question the juror 

all the defense attorney to file a motion of in re delimitedBottom of Form

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Question 9

 

Crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity are known as ______.

 

race crimes

hate crimes

bias-motivated crimes

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Question 10

 

Social factors examined by researchers include ______. 

 

role of poverty

urbanization

macro-social factors

all of the aboveBottom of Form

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Question 11

 

Legal ethics codes were a direct product of the ______. 

 

emergence of the organized bar 

dissatisfaction with lawyers

competition with non-lawyers

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Question 12

 

Which of the following is an expression that has a multitude of possible meanings and is frequently used to signify rules governing professions?

 

personal ethics

professional ethics

primal ethics

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Question 13

 

The principle difference between the adversarial and inquisitorial systems of justice is the ______. 

 

quality of their judiciary

roles of judges and lawyers

rules of evidence

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Question 14

 

The primary obligation of the lawyer is to ______. 

 

see that justice is done

see that the Constitution is always respected

try to work out a solution that is fair to all parties involved

vigorously serve the client’s interest within the legal and ethical rulesBottom of Form

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Question 15

 

Conscientious objection argues that ______.

 

law in itself is a public good

lawyers must represent their clients with zealousness

there may be circumstances that are so offensive to the lawyer’s sense of morality that the lawyer may decline to represent the client

the main focus of the attorney should be to stay neutral in all elements of the case, and represent all clients who come to them 

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Question 16

 

The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility in a formal opinion on Rule 3.8 has noted ______.

 

courts as well as commentators have recognized that the ethical obligation is more demanding than the constitutional obligation

courts have recognized the need for prosecutors to hide exculpatory evidence in some cases

commentators recommend that misdemeanor cases revert to a preponderance of the evidence as the burden of proof to speed up the trial process

that in some circumstances, the defense attorney may break privilege when the attorney clearly knows the defendant is guiltyBottom of Form

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Question 17

 

Michael Nifong, the district attorney for Durham County, N.C., was disbarred because ______.

 

he failed to disclose to the defendants that their DNA samples did not match any of the DNA from unidentified males found on the alleged victim’s body and clothing

he dismissed of all charges against the Duke athletes 

the defense attorney for the Duke athletes complained that he was charging a more serious crime than was warranted by the evidence

he was not disbarred. He was censured by the Ethics Commission and banned from practicing law for 5 years in North CarolinaBottom of Form

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Question 18

 

A major area of prosecutorial misconduct in the form of misleading conduct arises from the prosecutor’s dealings with ______.

 

defendants

judges

juries 

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Question 19

 

Which of the following is an example of prosecutorial misconduct?

 

The prosecution attempting to intimidate or improperly influence key witnesses.

Prosecutors contacted the employer of a witness who refused to cooperate and caused her to be terminated from that employment.

Prosecutors threatened to issue a grand jury subpoena to the 13-year-old son of one defendant and to force the boy to testify against his father.

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Question 20

 

 

 

Which of the following is true about judges? 

 

They must be faithful to the law.

Partisan elections can raise questions about influences elected judges may be subject to. 

They are expected to disqualify themselves in any proceeding in which their impartiality is questioned.

All of the above

 

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