Justice, Crime, and Ethics

Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy, Bernard J. McCarthy (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

516 Seiten

2017 | 9th New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-21020-2 (ISBN)

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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.

Dr. Michael C. Braswell is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology of East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Braswell received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Mercer University in 1969, his Master of Arts in Psychology from the State University of West Georgia in 1970, his Ed.S. in Rehabilitation/Correctional Counseling from the University of Georgia in 1973, and his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1975. He joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at ETSU in 1977, where he taught classes on Ethics and Justice, Human Relations and Criminal Justice, and Film Studies in Crime and Justice. Dr. Belinda L. McCarthy is Professor of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education at Missouri State University. Her PhD is in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany. Dr. Bernard J. McCarthy is Professor of Criminology at Missouri State University. He is also Director of the Center for Community and Social Issues, and Program Coordinator for the MSAS (Criminal Justice and Homeland Security).

A Note on the Eighth Edition

SECTION I INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students

Michael C. Braswell

CHAPTER 2 Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice Ethics

Jeffrey Gold

CHAPTER 3 Peacemaking, Justice, and Ethics

Michael C. Braswell and Lana A. McDowell

Case Study 3.1: To Help or Not to Help?

Exercise I.1: Your Personal Philosophy

Exercise I.2: The Ethics of Drug Control Policy

SECTION II ETHICAL ISSUES IN POLICING

CHAPTER 4 Learning Police Ethics

Steven J. Ellwanger

CHAPTER 5 Deception in Police Interrogations: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Steven J. Ellwanger

CHAPTER 6 Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training Police

Joycelyn M. Pollock and Howard E. Williams

CHAPTER 7 Police Ethics, Legal Proselytism, and the Social Order: Paving the Path to Misconduct

Victor E. Kappeler, Gary W. Potter, and Edward Green

SECTION III ETHICS AND THE COURTS

CHAPTER 8 Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch? Lawyers as Legal Advocates and Moral Agents

Joycelyn M. Pollock

Case Study 8.1: Child Rapist

CHAPTER 9 Ethical Challenges for Prosecutors

Richard R.E. Kania

Case Study 9.1: It’s a Rat Race, and the Best Rat Wins

CHAPTER 10 Balancing Harms: The Ethics and Purposes of Criminal Sentencing

Lawrence F. Travis III and Daniel J. Lytle

CHAPTER 11 Punishment, Crime, and Ethics

Laurie A. Gould, Jack Lightfoot, and Kayla Hulon

CHAPTER 12 To Die or Not to Die: Morality, Ethics, and the Death Penalty

John T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell, and Kyle A. Burgason

Case Study 12.1: Politics or Ethics? A Governor’s Prerogative

SECTION IV ETHICAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS

CHAPTER 13 Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

John T. Whitehead and Vanessa Woodward

CHAPTER 14 Restorative Justice and Ethics: Real-World Applications

Lana McDowell, Michael C. Braswell, and John T. Whitehead

CHAPTER 15 Keeping an Eye on the Keeper: The Impact of Corrupt Practices on the Prison

Bernard J. McCarthy and Cara J. Perry-Bellmer

CHAPTER 16 Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues

John T. Whitehead, Bradley Edwards, and Hayden Griffin III

Case Study 16.1: Who’s Running the Prison?

SECTION V ETHICAL ISSUES IN CRIME CONTROL POLICY AND RESEARCH

CHAPTER 17 Crime and Justice Myths

Egan Green and Michael Bush

Exercise V.1: How Television Affects Our Perceptions of Crime

CHAPTER 18 Juvenile Justice Ethical Issues: How Should We Treat Juveniles?

Kimberly D. Dodson and John T. Whitehead

Chapter 19 Corporate Misconduct and Ethics

Bradley Edwards and Michael C. Braswell

CHAPTER 20 Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Belinda R. McCarthy, Robin J. King, and Jennifer A. Pealer

CHAPTER 20 Ethical issues in Confronting Terrorism

Bernard J. McCarthy

SECTION VI ETHICS AND THE FUTURE

CHAPTER 22 Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future

Michael C. Braswell, Kyle A. Burgason, and Robert C. England

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.04.2017
Zusatzinfo	4 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	187 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1066 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-138-21020-X / 113821020X
ISBN-13	978-1-138-21020-2 / 9781138210202
Zustand	Neuware