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Individuals, usually employees, who expose corruption or illegal behavior within a government or organization are known as _______________ .

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Renditions are:


A) interrogations.
B) court hearings.
C) kidnappings.
D) treaty agreements.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Explain why "means-end" thinking can lead to criminal or corrupt acts.

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Discuss the reaction to whistleblowers in the Obama administration.

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The rights-based approach would be consistent with recognizing human rights, and the crime control approach would be consistent with:


A) utilitarianism.
B) widespread government surveillance.
C) reduction of civil liberties.
D) all of these are correct.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The major problem in the utilitarian ethical system is that at the time we make the decision, we are unable to know what the outcome of our actions will be.

A) True
B) False

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In the case of _______________ , the U.S. Supreme Court held that detainees in Guantanamo could challenge their detention in U.S. federal courts, a petition known as habeas corpus.


A) Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
B) Rasul v. Bush
C) Clark v. Martinez
D) Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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The case that dealt with a U.S. citizen held without due process protections as an enemy combatant was:


A) Clark v. Martinez .
B) Hamdi v. Rumsfeld .
C) Hamdan v. Rumsfeld .
D) Moussaki v. Bush .

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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You are a colonel in the U.S. Army, responsible for running an Afghanistan prison that houses captured Taliban and al-Qaeda soldiers. If you approve the use of interrogation techniques that America has found objectionable when used against U.S. soldiers, your decision fails the ________________ test.


A) universalism
B) double-effect
C) natural law
D) positivist law

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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The values and ethics associated with the ________________ approach focus on human rights and the fundamental duty of all public servants to protect those rights.


A) crime control
B) rights-based
C) due process model
D) public control

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The FBI lawyer who publicly reported that officials in Washington ignored reports from the field about Zacarias Moussaoui was named ________________.

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Which of the following statements about the Patriot Act is false?


A) When first enacted, the Patriot Act required all individuals on visas report to immigration offices.
B) When first enacted, the Patriot Act included provisions that allowed federal agents to "sneak and peek."
C) When first enacted, the Patriot Act included provisions that allowed federal agents to utilize national security letters to circumvent warrant requirements.
D) The Patriot Act has remained unchanged since it was first passed.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Edward Snowden worked for the:


A) FBI
B) CIA
C) NSA
D) KGB

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following statements about human rights-based policing is false?


A) Human rights-based policing standards are monitored by the United Nations.
B) Proponents of human rights-based policing fear police oppression of the powerless.
C) Human rights-based policing recognizes that some acts are never justified.
D) Human rights-based policing is not utilitarian.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The policing approach called the ____________________ model recognizes the police as servants of the public good and states that although crime control is important, protection of civil liberties should be the fundamental mission.

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When faced with a dilemma, one should consider the applicable law or policy, then consider the ____________________.

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Explain the impacts of the cases known as Hamdi v. Rumsfeld , Rasul v. Bush , and Clark v. Martinez . ANSWER:

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The "front page test" suggests that some ethical systems rank higher than others, depending on the situation, and one should follow whichever is on the "front page" at that time.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following approaches to policing is considered utilitarian?


A) Crime control approach
B) Rights-based approach
C) Public service approach
D) Deontological service

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The "just war" arguments are primarily based on:


A) ethical formalism.
B) natural law.
C) ethics of virtue.
D) ethics of necessity.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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