PART ONE - THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ETHICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | |
Chapter 1 - The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice | |
The Value of Ethics | |
Normative Ethics | |
Ethical Relativism | |
Ethical Absolutism | |
Ethical Pluralism | |
Religion and Ethical Standards | |
Ethics and Natural Law | |
Ethics and Law | |
Ethical Dilemmas | |
Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 2 - Ethics and the Police | |
Ethics and Policing | |
Police as an Institution | |
Police Culture | |
Police Discretion | |
Ethics and Codes of Ethics | |
Police Use of Force | |
'Dirty Harry/ Dirty Hands' | |
Police Corruption | |
Whistleblowing | |
Discrimination as Corruption | |
Ethical Issues in Investigation, Interrogation and Custody | |
Explanations for Police Corruption | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 3 - Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System | |
Ethical Background | |
Historical Context | |
Is There Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System? | |
Imprisonment Disparities | |
Death Penalty Disparities | |
Hate Crimes | |
Explanations for Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 4 - Lawyers and Ethics | |
Legal Ethics - Historical Context | |
The Nature of Professional Ethics | |
Defense Lawyers | |
The Prosecutor | |
Judicial Ethics | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 5 - The Purpose of Criminal Punishment | |
What is Punishment? | |
Theoretical Approaches to Punishment | |
Why Punish? - The Philosophical Approach | |
Why Punish? - The Sociological Approach | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 6 - Ethics in Corrections | |
The Prison Explosion | |
Maximum Security Conditions | |
Women's Incarceration | |
Medium Security | |
Minimum Security | |
Stateville Prison: The Changing State of Corrections | |
Guarding Ethically | |
The Experience of Guarding | |
Power and Authority in Prison - Controlling the Inmates | |
Guarding with Discretion | |
The Gray Wall of Silence - Prison Guard Subculture | |
Use of Force | |
Prisoner 'Power' | |
Unethical Situations | |
Whistleblowing in Corrections | |
Ethical Considerations in Probation and Parole | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 7 - The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy-Making | |
The Ethics of Criminal Justice Policy-Making | |
The Ethics of Policy Making | |
Morality Policy | |
Public Opinion about Punishment | |
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing | |
'War on Drugs' | |
Truth in Sentencing | |
Predators and Superpredators | |
Capitol Punishment | |
Private Prisons | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
PART TWO - THE APPLICATION OF ETHICAL THEORIES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | |
Chapter 8 - Duty and Principle | |
Hypothetical and Categorical Imperatives | |
The Principle of Universality | |
Respect for Persons | |
Kingdom of Ends | |
Conflicts of Duties between Rules | |
Applying Deontological Theory: A Case Study | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 9 - Considering the Consequences | |
Pleasure and Happiness | |
Act Consequentialism | |
Rule Consequentialists | |
Public Policy and Utilitarianism | |
Arguments Criticizing Utilitarianism | |
Applying Utilitarian Theory: A Case Study | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 10 - The Importance of Character | |
Virtues | |
Aristotle and Happiness | |
The Golden Mean | |
Practical Wisdom | |
What's Wrong with Virtue | |
Applying Virtue Theory: A Case Study | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 11 - Egoism, Pleasure, and Indifference | |
Stoicism | |
Hedonism | |
Ethical Egoism | |
Applying Ethical Egoist Theory: A Case Study | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions | |
Chapter 12 - A Sense of Justice | |
Application of the Principles | |
Justice as Fairness | |
Moral Development | |
Applying Rawlsian Theory | |
Summary | |
Discussion Questions |
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