Chapter 7 Flashcards
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“Baksheesh,” which is an expected procedure in many developing countries, is another term for?
Graft.
A grass eater would NOT…?
Shake down a shop owner.
Meat eaters are more…?
Corrupt than grass eaters.
A free meal for a police officer at a restaurant she patrols is:
Gratuity.
Based on the text, an unlawful seizure is an example of what?
Legal abuse.
Ridicule, according to the text, is an example of what?
Psychological abuse.
An abuse of authority that is not part of the typologies elucidated by Baker and Carter or Fife and Kane is…?
Hiding exculpatory evidence.
According to Fyfe and Kane, “conduct-related probationary failures”: mean what?
Simple failure to meet job expectations.
According to Fyfe and Kane, on-duty abuse is what?
The use of excessive force, psychological abuse, or discrimination.
The “blue discount suit” refers to…?
Gratuities.
According to Kania, gratuities are…?
Are acceptable if they are not excessive.
Ethical formalism would reject a policy of allowing gratuities if they…?
Are expressly against the law.
An important distinction between a gift and a gratuity is that a gift is…?
Clearly given with no strings attached.
The practice of declining to issue a ticket to an off-duty officer who is stopped for speeding or for other driving violations is called what?
Professional courtesy.
What is an example of something that is NOT considered graft?
Taking merchandize from a crime scene.
