Justice, Crime and Ethics
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The contributions in this book examine ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. Comprehensive coverage is achieved through focus on law enforcement, legal practice, sentencing, corrections, research, crime control policy and philosophical issues.Overviews tie the chapters together with a thematic structure.Key concepts, discussion questions and case studies enhance the text. Booknews A textbook comprised of 23 contributions. Topics covered include various philosophical approaches to criminal justice ethics, ethical issues in policing, ethics in the courts, ethical issues in corrections, and ethics in crime control policy and research. Also includes seven case studies constructed to illustrate ethical dilemmas and three exercises. The included study guide reviews key concepts and provides chapter summaries. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
PrefaceiiiIIntroduction11Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students32Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice Ethics93Peacemaking, Justice, and Ethics23IIEthical Issues in Policing394Deception by Police415Learning Police Ethics656Ethical Dilemmas In Police Work837Do Cops Really Need a Code of Ethics?103IIIEthics and the Courts127The Practice of Law8Pure Legal Advocates and Moral Agents: Two Concepts of a Lawyer in an Adversary System1319Why Prosecutors Misbehave16710Reforming Plea-Bargaining to Facilitate Ethical Discourse177Sentencing11Ethical Issues in Sentencing19112Myth that Punishment Can Fit the Crime20513A Life for a Life? Opinion and Debate213A Life for a Life?--A Reply223IVEthical Issues in Corrections22714Keeping an Eye on the Keeper: Prison Corruption and its Control22915Ethical Issues in Probation and Parole24316Shame, Forgiveness and Juvenile Justice261VEthical Issues in Criminal Justice Research29917Ethical Dilemmas in the Research Setting: A Survey of Experiences and Responses in the Criminological Community30118Ethics and Criminal Justice Research317VIEthics and Crime Control Policy33919Crime, Criminals and Crime Control Policy Myths34120The Ford Pinto Case and Beyond: Assessing Blame36321Ethics in Public Service: Higher Standards and Double Standards385VIIEthics and the Future39722Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future399Index413
