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Ethics in Criminal Justice

Sam S. Souryal

Chapter 4

Meeting the Masters - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

05:38

Problem 1

Suppose a fellow class member asks you, "Why do we study these dead people with Greek names?" Based on your understanding of ethical theory, what is your response?

Mathew Botros
Mathew Botros
Montclair State University

Problem 2

List five central elements of Stoicism. Who is its leading philosopher? What are some implications of this philosophy on the performance of police officers in a high-crime area?

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00:57

Problem 3

Define hedonism. Who are its primary spokespersons? What are the implications of this principle on the subculture of male correctional officers who serve in a women's prison?

Dominick Hankle
Dominick Hankle
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Problem 4

Plato theorized that the summum bonum of all values is the realization of justice. How can this theory influence the decision of a detective who is required by her supervisor to clear a number of burglaries based on an admission by a suspect whom the detective knows did not commit all of them?

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Problem 5

List the characteristic ethics of the religious school. How can a "born again" Christian criminal justice practitioner maintain his values when working with a group of partners who commit corrupt acts? Should he report his observations to a supervisor or keep quiet? Why?

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Problem 6

Explain the Hobbesian principle of "might makes right." Discuss some of the unethical implications of this principle in the worlds of police and corrections.

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03:51

Problem 7

Define utilitarianism and name its two leading spokespersons. If all criminal justice practitioners in the country allowed utilitarianism to guide their thinking, what would the implications be for the administration of criminal justice?

Jennifer Stoner
Jennifer Stoner
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Problem 8

Explain Kant's principle of the categorical imperative. How can a criminal justice professional reconcile conflicting duties; for example, the duty of an African American correctional officer to treat everyone equally and the specific needs of an African American inmate in the cell block to which she is assigned?

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02:50

Problem 9

Rawls theorized that the difference principle should be applied to those who are the least advantaged. How does the ethics of affirmative action fit into this theory? How can a criminal justice professional justify being passed over for promotion in favor of a less qualified minority person in the name of social justice?

Natalie Britton
Natalie Britton
Numerade Educator

Problem 10

The term summum bonum has been used frequently in this chapter. Define the term. List the summum bonum of each of the schools of thought discussed in this chapter.

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