Full Description
Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. This ninth edition continues to deliver a broad scope of topics, focusing on law enforcement, legal practice, sentencing, corrections, research, crime control policy, and philosophical issues. The book's robust coverage encompasses contentious issues such as capital punishment, prison corruption, and the use of deception in police interrogation. The ninth edition includes new material on juvenile justice, corporate crime, and prosecutorial misconduct. The "Policy and Ethics" feature and new "Ethical Dilemma" feature added to most chapters illuminate the ethics of institutions as well as individuals. Students of criminal justice, as well as instructors and professionals in the field, continue to rely on this thorough, dependable resource on ethical decision making in the criminal justice system.
Contents
A Note on the Eighth EditionSECTION I INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1 Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students Michael C. BraswellCHAPTER 2 Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice EthicsJeffrey GoldCHAPTER 3 Peacemaking, Justice, and EthicsMichael C. Braswell and Lana A. McDowellCase Study 3.1: To Help or Not to Help?Exercise I.1: Your Personal Philosophy Exercise I.2: The Ethics of Drug Control PolicyCHAPTER 4 Learning Police EthicsSteven J. EllwangerCHAPTER 5 Deception in Police Interrogations: Ethical Issues and DilemmasSteven J. EllwangerCHAPTER 6 Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training PoliceJoycelyn M. Pollock and Howard E. WilliamsCHAPTER 7 Police Ethics, Legal Proselytism, and the Social Order: Paving the Path to MisconductVictor E. Kappeler, Gary W. Potter, and Edward GreenSECTION III ETHICS AND THE COURTSCHAPTER 8 Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch? Lawyers as Legal Advocates and Moral Agents Joycelyn M. PollockCase Study 8.1: Child RapistCHAPTER 9 Ethical Challenges for Prosecutors Richard R.E. KaniaCase Study 9.1: It's a Rat Race, and the Best Rat WinsCHAPTER 10 Balancing Harms: The Ethics and Purposes of Criminal SentencingLawrence F. Travis III and Daniel J. LytleCHAPTER 11 Punishment, Crime, and EthicsLaurie A. Gould, Jack Lightfoot, and Kayla HulonCHAPTER 12 To Die or Not to Die: Morality, Ethics, and the Death PenaltyJohn T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell, and Kyle A. BurgasonCase Study 12.1: Politics or Ethics? A Governor's Prerogative CHAPTER 13 Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community CorrectionsJohn T. Whitehead and Vanessa WoodwardCHAPTER 14 Restorative Justice and Ethics: Real-World ApplicationsLana McDowell, Michael C. Braswell, and John T. WhiteheadCHAPTER 15 Keeping an Eye on the Keeper: The Impact of Corrupt Practices on the PrisonBernard J. McCarthy and Cara J. Perry-BellmerCHAPTER 16 Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues John T. Whitehead, Bradley Edwards, and Hayden Griffin IIICase Study 16.1: Who's Running the Prison?CHAPTER 17 Crime and Justice MythsEgan Green and Michael BushExercise V.1: How Television Affects Our Perceptions of CrimeCHAPTER 18 Juvenile Justice Ethical Issues: How Should We Treat Juveniles? Kimberly D. Dodson and John T. Whitehead Chapter 19 Corporate Misconduct and EthicsBradley Edwards and Michael C. BraswellCHAPTER 20 Ethics and Criminal Justice ResearchBelinda R. McCarthy, Robin J. King, and Jennifer A. PealerCHAPTER 20 Ethical issues in Confronting Terrorism Bernard J. McCarthyCHAPTER 22 Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future Michael C. Braswell, Kyle A. Burgason, and Robert C. EnglandIndex
