Justice, crime, and ethics / [edited by] Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy, Bernard J. McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Braswell, Michael.

McCarthy, Belinda Rodgers

McCarthy, Bernard J., 1949-

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

xi, 420 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, [2011]

Summary:

The seventh edition of this criminal justice text on ethics has been updated with new case studies and exercises, new chapters on ethics in police training and interrogation, and expansions and revisions throughout. Material is grouped under sections on ethical issues in policing, ethics and the courts, ethical issues in corrections, ethical issues in crime control policy and research, and ethics and the future. Specific topics discussed include how police officers learn ethics, legally permissible but unethical conduct, guidance for lawyers, types of restorative justice programs, ethics and prison, and the Ford Pinto case. The text is geared towards undergraduates in criminology programs and offers lists of key concepts, text boxes, and discussion questions among its learning features. The contributors are notable experts in the field. Anderson Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Ethical issues in policing

Ethics and the courts

Ethical issues in corrections

Ethical issues in crime control, policy and research

Ethics and the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1437734855

9781437734850

OCLC:

681054956

Publisher Number:

99942740851