Criminal justice ethics
Subtitle: theory and practice
By: Cyndi Banks.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781412958325
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Moral and ethical aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The interaction between ethics and the criminal justice system; title: The importance of ethics in criminal justice; title: The meaning of ethics; title: The value of ethics; title: Normative ethics; title: Ethical relativism; title: Cultural relativism; title: Ethical absolutism; title: Ethical pluralism; title: Religion and ethical standards; title: Conduct is right because God commands it; title: God commands right conduct because it is right; title: Ethics and natural law; title: Ethics and law; title: Ethical dilemmas; title: Ethical issues in criminal justice; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Ethics and the police; title: Ethics and policing; title: The nature of policing; title: Police as an institution; title: Police culture; title: Police discretion; title: Ethics and codes of ethics; title: Police use of force; title: Dirty Harry/dirty hands; title: Police corruption; title: Conditions contributing to police corruption; title: Drugs and corruption; title: "Slippery slope"; title: Consequences of corruption; title: Combating corruption; title: Whistle-blowing; title: Discrimination as corruption; title: Ethical issues in investigation, interrogation, and custody; title: Rights of suspects; title: Privacy; title: Entrapment; title: Deception; title: Lying; title: Explanations for police corruption; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Racial discrimination in the criminal justice system; title: Ethical background; title: Historical context; title: Is there racial discrimination in the criminal justice system?; title: Police encounters with citizens and police arrest; title: Bail 61 jury selection; title: Conviction and sentencing; title: Imprisonment disparities; title: Death penalty disparities; title: Hate crimes; title: Explanations for racial discrimination in the criminal justice system; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Lawyers and ethics; title: Legal ethics: historical context; title: The principle of partisanship; title: The principle of neutrality; title: The lawyer-client relationship; title: Confidentiality; title: Client perjury; title: Client crime; title: Defense lawyers; title: Is it ethically proper to represent a client accused of a criminal offense when the lawyer knows the client is guilty?; title: Is it ethically proper to cross-examine a witness with the aim of discrediting his or her credibility or reliability when the lawyer knows the witness is telling the truth?; title: Is it ethically proper to have a witness give testimony when the lawyer knows that the witness will commit perjury?; title: The prosecutor; title: The duty to ensure justice is done; title: Discretion to bring charges; title: Prosecution disclosure of evidence to the defense; title: Plea negotiations 91 prosecutorial misconduct; title: Judicial ethics; title: Ethical rules governing judges; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions.; title: The purpose of criminal punishment; title: What is punishment?; title: Theoretical approaches to punishment; title: Why punish? The philosophical approach; title: Deterrence; title: Retribution; title: Just deserts; title: Reconciling utilitarian and retributive theories; title: Rehabilitation; title: Incapacitation; title: Restorative justice; title: Why punish? The sociological approach; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Ethics in corrections; title: The prison explosion; title: Maximum security conditions; title: Women's incarceration; title: Medium security; title: Minimum security; title: Stateville prison: the changing state of corrections; title: Guarding ethically; title: The experience of guarding; title: Corruption of authority; title: Power and authority in prison: controlling the inmates; title: The battle for compliance; title: Evaluating guards; title: Rewards and punishments; title: Enforcing rule violations; title: Informal controls; title: Guarding with discretion; title: The gray wall of silence: prison guard subculture; title: Subculture and socialization; title: Guard types; title: Use of force; title: The court's view of correctional officer use of force; title: Correctional policy on the use of force; title: Prisoner "power"; title: Unethical situations; title: Rape in prison; title: Corruption; title: Whistle-blowing in corrections; title: Ethical considerations in probation and parole; title: Arming probation officers; title: Treatment or control?; title: Parole; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: The ethics of criminal justice policy making; title: The ethics of policy making; title: Morality policy; title: Public opinion about punishment; title: Mandatory minimum sentencing; title: The "war on drugs"; title: Truth in sentencing predators and superpredators; title: Sexual predators; title: Superpredators; title: Capital punishment; title: Public opinion on capital punishment; title: Private prisons; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Ethics and the war on terrorism; title: Defining terrorism; title: Warfare or crime control; title: What are the morally justifiable constraints and restrictions that a government should be permitted to impose on its citizens in a war on terrorism?; title: What moral restrictions apply to the conduct of counter terrorist operations?; title: Is torture morally permissible as a counter-terrorist strategy?; title: Summary.; title: The application of ethical theories to the criminal justice system; title: Duty and principle; title: Hypothetical and categorical imperatives; title: The principle of universality; title: Respect for all persons; title: Kingdom of ends; title: Conflicts of duties between rules; title: Applying deontological theory: a case study; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Considering the consequences; title: Pleasure and happiness; title: Act consequentialism; title: Rule consequentialism; title: Public policy and utilitarianism; title: Arguments criticizing utilitarianism; title: Applying utilitarian theory: a case study; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: The importance of character; title: Virtues; title: Aristotle and happiness; title: The golden mean; title: Practical wisdom; title: What's wrong with virtue; title: Applying virtue theory: a case study; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Egoism, pleasure, and indifference; title: Stoicism; title: Hedonism; title: Applying the theory of ethical egoism: a case study; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: A sense of justice; title: Application of the principles; title: Justice as fairness; title: Moral development; title: Applying Rawlsian theory; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Caring for others; title: Kohlberg and Gilligan; title: A theory of moral development; title: "In a different voice": Carol Gilligan; title: Gender and the ethic of care; title: An ethic of care; title: Developing the ethic of care; title: The ethic of care and justice; title: Peacemaking; title: Applying the ethic of care: a case study; title: Summary; title: Discussion questions; title: Index; title: About the author.