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CJ 302 Ethics Final Vocab

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Abuse of Power
acting in authoritarian, coercive, and harrassing manner, arranging/condoning unjustified arrests, denying opportunities for reasonable bail, & denying suspect their liberty by arranging lengthy pre-detention
Active Role
to disclose the perjury to the court
Arbitrariness
the quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
Client-Centered/Friend Role
client can be persuaded not to engage in unethical or immoral practices
Community Corrections
the part of the correctional system that allows offenders to serve all or part of their criminal sentence in the community under supervision
Corruption
generally refers to police misconduct where their authority is misused for personal gain
Corruption through Default
occurs when staff members begin to rely on inmates to assist them with their duties, such as report writing and cell checking; in time the employee depends on the inmate to perform job satisfactorily
Corruption through Friendship
evolved from close contact that prisoners and guards share in their daily interactions; get to know one another as individuals, it may affect staff members' authority
Corruption through Reciprocity
occurs as an indirect consequence of the exchange relations that develop between inmates and staff; "you do something for me, I'll do something for you"
Death Penalty
The punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime
Deceitfulness
over lying, duplicity, "loop-holing," evasions, covering up misdeeds, unwarranted secrecy in the conduct of public business, fraud, trickery, & hypocrisy
Denial of Due Process
ignoring civil rights/constitutional practices, not following agency rules, failing to comply with internal bureaucratic rules, & ignoring regulatory/statutory guarantees
Dessert
based on the idea that the offender deserves to be punished as a result of committing a crime
Deterrence
based on the idea that crime is the result of a decision-making process, wherein people weigh the costs/benefits associated w/ committing a crime prior to engaging in the criminal act
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