Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth

9781437755909

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Sam S. Souryal

Genre Law

Format Paperback

Dimensions 7.00 (w) x 9.90 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Pages 544

Publisher Anderson Publishing Company OH

Publication Date September 2010

ISBN 9781437755909

Book ISBN 10 1437755909

About Book

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.

A classical approach to the study of ethics in criminal justice
Fifth Edition enhanced by new chapter on civility in criminal justice
Challenges the reader to emphasize and restore ethics in their part of the criminal justice field
"What you will learn from this chapter," key terms and definitions, and review questions included with each chapter

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Booknews

Introduces students and practitioners of criminal justice to the fundamentals of ethical theory, doctrines and controversies, and rules of moral judgement. One perspective is thematic, examining ethical principles common to all components of the discipline, such as wisdom, goodness, morality, and justice and such vices as deception, racial prejudice, egoism, and misguided loyalties. The other perspective is area-specific, addressing applications in police, corrections, and probation and parole. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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