CJ-230 2-1 Quiz: Decision-Making Process
Course: Discretion in Criminal Justice
1. How many steps are in the decision-making process? Select one.
a. Six
b. Four
c. Three
d. Five
Answer: D- Five
2. What is the last step in the decision-making process? Select one.
a. Decide what is the most immediate moral or ethical issue facing the individual.
b. Resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using an ethical system or some other
means of decision making.
c. Identify relevant values and concepts.
d. Identify all possible moral dilemmas for each party involved.
Answer: B- Resolve the ethical or moral dilemma by using an ethical system or some other
means of decision making
3. What is the first step in the decision-making process? Select one.
a. Identify relevant values and concepts.
b. Identify the facts.
c. Decide what is the most immediate moral or ethical issue facing the individual.
d. Identify all possible moral dilemmas for each party involved.
Answer: B- Identify the facts
4. In the decision-making process, what are the things that cannot be proven
empirically but are relevant to the issue at hand? Select one.
