Joe Is in Charge of an FBI Field Office

question 8

Multiple Choice

Joe is in charge of an FBI field office. His office has been monitoring an organized crime family in his jurisdiction. The criminals have been unusually active lately, and there has been much criticism in the media about the FBI's inability to shut them down. Joe approves the use of GPS trackers to gather intelligence, despite having been told in the past that doing so without a warrant was a violation of suspects' rights. Joe's decision to ignore his ethical reservations is a result of the pressure he feels to obtain results. Bazerman and Tenbrunsel would refer to Joe's decision as:

• A)euphemistic labeling.
• B)motivated blindness.
• C)advantageous comparison.
• D)failure of duty.

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