Full Description
This textbook was developed from an idiom shared by the authors and contributors alike: ethics and ethical challenges are generally black and white - not gray. They are akin to the pregnant woman or the gunshot victim; one cannot be a little pregnant or a little shot. Consequently, professional conduct is either ethical or it is not. Unafraid to be the harbingers, Turvey and Crowder set forth the parameters of key ethical issues across the five pillars of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, corrections, courts, forensic science, and academia. It demonstrates how each pillar is dependent upon its professional membership, and also upon the supporting efforts of the other pillars - with respect to both character and culture.With contributions from case-working experts across the CJ spectrum, this text reveals hard-earned insights into issues that are often absent from textbooks born out of just theory and research. Part 1 examines ethic issues in academia, with chapters on ethics for CJ students, CJ educators, and ethics in CJ research. Part 2 examines ethical issues in law enforcement, with separate chapters on law enforcement administration and criminal investigations. Part 3 examines ethical issues in the forensic services, considering the separate roles of crime lab administration and evidence examination. Part 4 examines ethical issues in the courts, with chapters discussing the prosecution, the defense, and the judiciary. Part 5 examines ethical issues in corrections, separately considering corrections staff and treatment staff in a forensic setting. The text concludes with Part 6, which examines ethical issues in a broad professional sense with respect to professional organizations and whistleblowers.Ethical Justice: Applied Issues for Criminal Justice Students and Professionals is intended for use as a textbook at the college and university, by undergraduate students enrolled in a program related to any of the CJ professions. It is intended to guide them through the real-world issues that they will encounter in both the classroom and in the professional community. However, it can also serve as an important reference manual for the CJ professional that may work in a community that lacks ethical mentoring or leadership.
Contents
1. An Introduction to Ethics
PART I. ACADEMIA
2. Ethical Issues for Criminal Justice Students
3. Criminal Justice Educators: Ethical Issues in Teaching
4. Criminology Research: Ethical Issues in Theory Testing and Publishing
PART II. LAW ENFORCEMENT
6. Ethical Issues in Policing
7. Ethical Issues in Criminal Investigation
8. Profiles in Police Misconduct and Crime
PART III. FORENSIC SERVICES
9. Ethical Issues in the Crime Lab
10. Ethical Issues in Forensic Examination
11. Forensic Fraud
PART IV. THE COURTS
12. Ethical Issues for Criminal Prosecutors
13. Ethical Issues for Criminal Defense Attorneys
14. Ethical Issues in the Judiciary
PART V. CORRECTIONS
15. Ethical Issues for Corrections Staff
16. Ethical Issues for Treatment Staff in Correctional Settings
PART VI. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
17. Ethical Professional Conduct
18. The Professional Resume: Ethical Considerations
19. The Role of Professional Organizations in Criminal Justice
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