Criminal justice ethics : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Criminal justice ethics : theory and practice /: theory and practice. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Criminal justice ethics : theory and practice
- Further Information:
- Note: Cyndi L. Banks.
- Authors:
- Banks, Cyndi
- Contents:
- PART I: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ETHICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; Chapter 1: The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice; The Meaning of Ethics; The Value of Ethics; Normative Ethics; Ethical Relativism; Cultural Relativism; Ethical Absolutism; Ethical Pluralism; Religion and Ethical Standards; Ethics and Natural Law; Ethics and Law; Ethical Dilemmas; Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice; Chapter 2: Police Ethics: The Nature of Policing and Police Corruption; Ethics and Policing; The Nature of Policing; Police as an Institution; Police Culture; Police Discretion; Ethics and Codes of Ethics; Policing and Stress; Police “Militarization”; Police Corruption; Whistle-Blowing; Discrimination as a Corrupt Practice in Policing: Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, and Selective Law Enforcement; Chapter 3: Police Ethics: Use of Force, Investigations, Interrogations, and Lying; Police Use of Force; Policing, Mental Illness, and Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs); Ethical Issues in Investigation, Interrogation, and Custody; Chapter 4: Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System; Ethical Background; Historical Context; Is There Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System?; Imprisonment Disparities; Hate Crimes; Explanations for Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System; Chapter 5: Judges, Lawyers, and Ethics; Legal Ethics: Historical Context; The Nature of Professional Ethics; Defense Lawyers; The Prosecutor; Judicial Ethics; Chapter 6: The Purpose of CriminalPART I: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ETHICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; Chapter 1: The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice; The Meaning of Ethics; The Value of Ethics; Normative Ethics; Ethical Relativism; Cultural Relativism; Ethical Absolutism; Ethical Pluralism; Religion and Ethical Standards; Ethics and Natural Law; Ethics and Law; Ethical Dilemmas; Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice; Chapter 2: Police Ethics: The Nature of Policing and Police Corruption; Ethics and Policing; The Nature of Policing; Police as an Institution; Police Culture; Police Discretion; Ethics and Codes of Ethics; Policing and Stress; Police “Militarization”; Police Corruption; Whistle-Blowing; Discrimination as a Corrupt Practice in Policing: Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, and Selective Law Enforcement; Chapter 3: Police Ethics: Use of Force, Investigations, Interrogations, and Lying; Police Use of Force; Policing, Mental Illness, and Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs); Ethical Issues in Investigation, Interrogation, and Custody; Chapter 4: Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System; Ethical Background; Historical Context; Is There Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System?; Imprisonment Disparities; Hate Crimes; Explanations for Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System; Chapter 5: Judges, Lawyers, and Ethics; Legal Ethics: Historical Context; The Nature of Professional Ethics; Defense Lawyers; The Prosecutor; Judicial Ethics; Chapter 6: The Purpose of Criminal Punishment; What Is Punishment?; Theoretical Approaches to Punishment; Why Punish? The Philosophical Approach; Restorative Justice; Why Punish? The Sociological Approach; Chapter 7: Ethics in Corrections: The Nature of Corrections; The Prison Explosion; The Prison Explosion: Time Line of Events; Maximum Security; Medium Security and Minimum Security; Stateville Prison: The Changing State of Corrections; Corrections Subculture; Power and Authority in Prison: Controlling the Inmates; Private Prisons; Disenfranchising Inmates; Chapter 8: Ethics in Corrections: Guarding Ethically; The Experience of Guarding; Guarding Ethically; Guarding With Discretion; Unethical Situations; Rape in Prison; Corruption; Whistle-Blowing in Corrections; Ethical Issues in Probation and Parole; Chapter 9: The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy Making; The Ethics of Policy Making; Morality Policy; Public Opinion About Punishment; Mandatory Minimum Sentencing; The War on Drugs; Truth in Sentencing; Predators and Superpredators; Capital Punishment; Chapter 10: Ethics and the “War on Terrorism”; Defining Terrorism; Warfare or Crime Control?; The Morality of Targeted Killing; Chapter 11: Media Ethics and Criminal Justice; Media Constructions of Crime; Reporting the Truth; Avoiding Bias; Avoiding Harm; Serving the Public; Maintaining Trust; Manipulation; PART II: THE APPLICATION OF ETHICAL THEORIES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; Chapter 12: Duty and Principle; Hypothetical and Categorical Imperatives; Conflicting Duties; Applying Deontological Theory; Chapter 13: Considering the Consequences; Pleasure and Happiness; Act Consequentialism; Rule Consequentialism; Public Policy and Utilitarianism; Arguments Criticizing Utilitarianism; Applying Utilitarian Theory; Chapter 14: The Importance of Character; Virtues; Aristotle and Happiness; The Golden Mean; Practical Wisdom; What’s Wrong With Virtue; Applying Virtue Theory; Chapter 15: Egoism, Pleasure, and Indifference; Stoicism; Hedonism; Ethical Egoism; Applying the Theory of Ethical Egoism; Chapter 16: A Sense of Justice; Application of the Principles; Justice as Fairness; Moral Development; Applying Rawlsian Theory; Chapter 17: Caring for Others; Kohlberg and Gilligan; A Theory of Moral Development; “In a Different Voice”: Carol Gilligan; Gender and the Ethic of Care; The Ethic of Care and Justice; Peacemaking; Applying the Ethic of Care; … (more)
- Edition:
- Fifth edition
- Publisher Details:
- Los Angeles : SAGE
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 172.2
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Moral and ethical aspects - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781544353616
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781544353593
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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