Chapter 3 Flashcards
The majority of correctional workers perform their duties ethically
True - The vast majority of correctional staff, across many different types of facilities, offenders, and communities, perform their duties ethically.
______ are concepts and beliefs about what is right and wrong in the professional sphere.
Ethics are concepts and beliefs about what is right and wrong within the professional sphere specifically.
Which term concerns the concept of right and wrong in the personal sphere?
Morality concerns what is right or wrong in the personal sphere. This is learned from our family, schools, religious teachings, workplace policies, or other sources.
Which system believes that one universal law includes clear rights and wrongs?
Ethical formalism holds that there is a universal law that includes clear rights and wrongs.
Which system holds that morality depends on the number of people who were helped by the act?
Utilitarianism holds that morality depends upon the number of people who benefited from the act in question.
Under the natural law perspective, rights and wrongs are clear through reason.
The natural law perspective maintains that rights and wrongs are clear and knowable through reason rather than through the divine wisdom of supreme beings.
Which perspective holds that what is good conforms to the golden mean?
Ethics of virtue holds that what is good conforms to the golden mean. The golden mean is the middle ground between positions.
Peacemaking and restorative justice are thought to derive from the ______ framework.
Peacemaking and restorative justice are thought to derive from the ethics of care framework. This perspective is traditionally considered to be more “feminine.
Research suggests that the rationale behind many deviant acts committed by officials within the criminal justice system is ______.
Research suggests that criminal justice officials often commit deviant acts to help the organization or to comply with goals of the professional subculture.
The noble cause for criminal justice officials can lead to unethical behavior.
The noble cause for criminal justice officials can lead to unethical behavior.
What does it mean when police “run to the tower?”
Policing requires police to act in dangerous situations, but they may cross ethical lines when they make rash decisions. Many police are motivated by the desire to make the world right.
When correctional staff decide individually to act or not act on the choices they make rather than strictly adhering to guidelines, they are using ______.
Discretion is the ability to make choices and to act or not act on those choices. Correctional staff have a great deal of this available to them when they decide how to treat inmates.
When a correctional environment makes employees more likely to engage in unethical behavior, it may be due to the prevailing ______ of that environment.
Subculture - A key feature of correctional environments that make staff and management more prone to engage in unethical behavior is the presence of a strong negative subculture.
One way to minimize the temptation of employees to engage in unethical behavior for personal gain is to ______.
Paying employees a professional wage is likely to make them less tempted to engage in unethical behaviors for personal gain. One way to limit temptation to engage in unethical behaviors for personal gain is to provide enough benefits to employees that they do not need to seek them through unethical means.
Requiring ethics training throughout an employee’s career can minimize unethical behavior.
True - It is important to reinforce the need to behave ethically. Providing training in ethics can help prevent employees from engaging in unethical behavior.
