CCJS340 FINAL Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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CCJS340 FINAL Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
General Info about lying - CORRECT ANSWER- • police use lies to manipulate, coerce,
when talking to suspects, to gain more information
• part of their duty consists of lying
• most lying actions are sanctioned
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CCJS340 FINAL Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
General Info about lying - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • police use lies to manipulate, coerce,
when talking to suspects, to gain more information
• part of their duty consists of lying
• most lying actions are sanctioned
Problems and dilemmas - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • problems occur when police overuse
their power or lie in situations where they are not allowed to
• false confessions
What is lying? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • A lie is any intentionally deceptive message
communicated either verbally or in writing
o Subset of larger category of deception
o Deception involves more than spoken or written statements
Acceptable end of deception continuum
• excusable lies - lies made in jest or socially acceptable lies
• justifiable lies - lies that may be defended based on circumstances - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- • excusable lies - lies made in jest or socially acceptable lies
• justifiable lies - lies that may be defended based on circumstances
Excusable lies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • acts of deception where there is no intent of
harm and little likelihood that harm will actually occur
• jokes, "white lies", minor embellishments, exaggerations
• such common practice in human communication that it would be impossible to prevent
entirely by any rule, law, policy, or manner of enforcement
• jokes can be a way to deal with grim or stressful situations, but must stay within boundaries
, Justifiable Lies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • Conduct officers partake in to perform their
duties
• Performing secretly in undercover operations seeking to gain evidence for their
investigations
o May lie about their activities, identity, or plans of criminal activity
o Use of unmarked cars or silhouetted cars for speed traps
• Broken Windows theory - by addressing quality of life crimes, they can create a perception
of safety and thereby decrease crime
• Interrogations - most ethically challenging and controversial
o Lying to suspects of crimes - not only taught and encouraged, but lawful and permitted by
courts
o Major concern for false confessions
o Court says that deceit and trickery can be used during interrogation as long as it does not
"shock the conscience" of the court or lead an innocent person to falsely confess
Unacceptable End of Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • deceptive action in a formal
setting, such as a court testimony or investigation
• failure to bring forward info involving criminal action by other police officers
• creation of false evidence that implicates another in a criminal act
Center of deception continuum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- • contains a wide range of lies
and deceptive practices that may or may not be acceptable based on the circumstances
• much more difficult to assess
• frequently involve what is called "administrative lies"
o intentional acts of deception aimed to prevent some type of employment action rather than
acts related to the officer's power as a police officer
• an officer may lie about completing a report or performing a minor task, use of force,
response to suspect resistance
• not likely to admit they have been drinking on the job or fail to wear a seatbelt
• Factors when deciding punishment
o Is the officer remorseful?
o Does the officer recognize the error?
o Does the officer have an otherwise acceptable record with the department?
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