Ethics in Criminal Justice
In Search of the Truth
By- Sam Souryal, Sam Houston State University
Introducing the fundamentals of ethical theory, this text exposes the reader to the ways and means of making moral judgments by covering the teachings of the great philosophers, sources of criminal justice ethics, and unethical patterns in the criminal justice system. It is presented from two perspectives: a thematic perspective that addresses ethical principles common to all components of the discipline, and an area-specific perspective that addresses the state of ethics in criminal justice in the fields of policing, corrections, and probation and parole.
NEW THIS EDITION
The fifth edition features a comprehensive study of civility and its major characteristics, which are the bloodline of ethical communities.
Paperback, 544 Pages
Published: September 2010
Imprint: Anderson Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4377-5590-9
Contents
1. Acquainting Yourself with Ethics -- A Tour of the Ethics Hall of Fame
2. Familiarizing Yourself with Ethics -- Nature, Definitions, and Categories
3. Understanding Criminal Justice Ethics -- Sources and Sanctions
4. Meeting the Masters -- Ethical Theories, Concepts, and Issues5. The Ambivalent Reality -- Major Unethical Themes in Criminal Justice Management
6. Lying and Deception in Criminal Justice7. Racial Prejudice and Racial Discrimination
8. Egoism and the Abuse of Authority9. Ethics of Loyalty and Loyalties -- To Whom, to What, at What Price?
10. Ethics of Criminal Justice Today -- What Is Being Done and What Can Be Done?11. Ethics and Police
12. Ethics and Corrections (Prisons)13. Ethics of Probation and Parole
14. The Truth Revealed: Civility -- The Mother of All Virtues15. What Can Be Done to Restore Ethics?
