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| the study of right & wrong professional conduct |
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| deontological ethical systems |
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| systems concerned with whether the act itself is good |
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| teleological ethical systems |
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| systems focused on whether the consequences of the act are good |
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| determines morality based on a universal law that includes clear rights & wrongs |
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| determines morality based on how many people were helped by the act |
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| a perspective that weighs what is right or wrong based on one's religion |
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| adherents of this framework believe what is good is what is natural |
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| a framework that emphasizes the virtue of one's character over actions |
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| a framework centered on good acts in which the care & concern of others is paramount |
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| under this framework, the needs of self are most important, so acting to satisfy one's own wants & needs under this framework is acting ethically |
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| when officials act in a way that benefits their organization, but violates laws/formal rules |
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| a profound moral commitment to make the world a safer place to live |
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| the ability to make choices & to act or not act on them |
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| a subsets of a larger culture with its own norms, values, beliefs, traditions, & history of a group of people |
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| What is the goal of correctional organizations needing a well-developed selection process with extensive background checks on potential hires? |
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| hire people who are less likely to be motivated by personal gain |
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| What is a way that organizations make people less likely to be tempted to engage in unethical behavior for personal gain? |
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| pay people a professional wage |
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| What is the goal of encouraging professional development of employees through further education, training, & engagement in professional organizations? |
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| employees who are immersed in a professional & learning subculture are more likely to encourage positive change in others & improve a workplace, & they may be less likely to be tolerant of a workplace subculture that fosters unethical behavior |
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| 2 key points of an ethics code in the workplace |
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1. employee input
2. review it regularly in the department |
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| When should employees undergo extensive training in ethics? |
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| at the beginning of employment & throughout the employee's career |
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| How should supervision of employees be done? |
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| sufficiently & check up on what people are doing & how they are doing it |
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| What should employers provide support for? |
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| positive changes in the workplace that will enhance the ability of workers to do the job right |
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| What should happen when employees violate ethics? |
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| discipline violators of ethics, & if the violation of rules or law is serious enough, fire them |
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| those who behave ethically (include ethics related measures in evaluations) |
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| How should whistle-blowing (the reporting of wrongdoing or problems in the workplace) be handled? |
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| encouraged & make it possible for people to do so anonymously |
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| Why should employers develop the means for all employees to provide input into the decisions that are made by & for the organization? |
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| more likely to be a check on management & uses the knowledge workers have, instills ownership of the work by those who do it, & leads to greater job satisfaction, less turnover, & more commitment to the job |
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| Why should employers encourage involvement of outsider review & professional engagement (have an oversight board, support involvement in professional organizations, provide access to researchers, politicians, & the media)? |
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| more openness is more likely to reduce unethical behavior & defuse the power of negative subcultures |
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| amount spend annually in the United States on the war on drugs |
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| more than $51,000,000,000 |
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| number of people arrested in 2012 in the United States on nonviolent drug charges |
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| number of people arrested for a marijuana law violation in 2012 |
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| number of those charged with marijuana law violations who were arrested for possession only |
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| number of Americans incarcerated in 2012 in federal, state, & local prisons & jails |
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| proportion of people incarcerated for a drug offense in state prison that are black or Hispanic, although these groups use & sell drugs at similar rates as whites |
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| number of people killed in Mexico's drug war since 2006 |
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| number of students who have lost federal financial aid eligibility because of a drug conviction |
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| number of people in the United States who died from a drug overdoes in 2010 |
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| the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention found that syringe access programs lower HIV incidence among people who inject drugs by _____% |
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| one-third of AIDS cases in the United States have been caused by syringe sharing: ______ people |
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| US federal government support for syringe access programs: $_____ |
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