Question 1

Approximately what percentage of countries around the world have abolished the death penalty in law or practice?

Accepted Answer

A)   0%
B)   15%
C)   42%
D)   66%E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The U.S. Supreme Court has completely rejected any use of life without parole for juveniles who murder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Roper v. Simmons (2005)  established a bright-line rule prohibiting the execution of which class of individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)   the developmentally disabled
B)   juveniles
C)   the criminally insane
D)   femalesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Power is the force a practitioner can use in controlling the behavior of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Abolitionists contend that the death penalty is an economical way to manage offenders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Official responsibility is known as the antidote for natural egoism

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not a legitimate identification of responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)   responsibility as accountability
B)   responsibility as cause
C)   responsibility as burden
D)   responsibility as obligationE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The Dirty Harry scenario is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   ends justify means policing
B)   disregard for duty
C)   natural egoism
D)   illegal search and seizureE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following scholars represents the natural view of egoism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socrates
B)   Plato
C)   Hobbes
D)   ButlerE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the two opposing viewpoints in the capital punishment argument?

Accepted Answer

A)   abolitionist
B)   neutralist
C)   retentionist
D)   both a and cE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Egoistical behaviors in criminal justice are usually manifested in:

Accepted Answer

A)   the field
B)   the workplace
C)   the personal lives of practitioners
D)   both a and bE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 12

When managers control the behavior of their employees within "legally predetermined parameters," they are exercising:

Accepted Answer

A)   power
B)   authority
C)   weakness
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

One argument for life without parole sentences is?

Accepted Answer

A)   LWOP inmates eventually accept their fate
B)   the sentence is akin to the death penalty
C)   they eventually lose utilitarian value
D)   they allow for mistakes to be correctedE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The most visible manifestation of overstepping authority is likely to occur in the field of policing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Address the arguments presented by both sides of the capital punishment debate. Which do you believe offers a more convincing position on whether there should be a place for capital punishment in the United States?

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The argument in favor of capital punishm...

Question 16

According to the text, how many wrongful convictions carrying the death penalty have occurred in the last century?

Accepted Answer

A)   none
B)   less than 100
C)   between 100 and 250
D)   more than 300E) All of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 17

Which of the following arguments reflects the retentionist view of capital punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Capital punishment does not deter crime
B)   Capital punishment is implemented with a class bias
C)   Retribution is uncivilized
D)   Capital punishment balances the scales of justiceE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Most civilized countries still regularly impose the death penalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The book indicated exercising of what by law enforcement does need to be justified?

Accepted Answer

A)   power
B)   due process
C)   authority
D)   deceptionE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 20

Supervisors can be seen as egotistical when, without valid justification, they what?

Accepted Answer

A)   overstep their authority
B)   dominate workers
C)   treat employees arbitrarily
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 8: Egoism and the Abuse of Authority

Approximately what percentage of countries around the world have abolished the death penalty in law or practice?

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The U.S. Supreme Court has completely rejected any use of life without parole for juveniles who murder.

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Roper v. Simmons (2005) established a bright-line rule prohibiting the execution of which class of individuals?

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Power is the force a practitioner can use in controlling the behavior of others.

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Abolitionists contend that the death penalty is an economical way to manage offenders.

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Official responsibility is known as the antidote for natural egoism

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Which of the following is not a legitimate identification of responsibility?

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The Dirty Harry scenario is an example of what?

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Which of the following scholars represents the natural view of egoism?

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Which of the following is one of the two opposing viewpoints in the capital punishment argument?

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Egoistical behaviors in criminal justice are usually manifested in:

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When managers control the behavior of their employees within "legally predetermined parameters," they are exercising:

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One argument for life without parole sentences is?

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The most visible manifestation of overstepping authority is likely to occur in the field of policing.

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Address the arguments presented by both sides of the capital punishment debate. Which do you believe offers a more convincing position on whether there should be a place for capital punishment in the United States?

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According to the text, how many wrongful convictions carrying the death penalty have occurred in the last century?

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Which of the following arguments reflects the retentionist view of capital punishment?

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Most civilized countries still regularly impose the death penalty.

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The book indicated exercising of what by law enforcement does need to be justified?

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Supervisors can be seen as egotistical when, without valid justification, they what?

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