Richard A Spurgeon Hall, Carolyn Brown Dennis, Tere L Chipman

The Ethical Foundations of Criminal Justice

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Produktbeschreibung

This book acquaints readers with the philosophical concepts upon which ethical theory is based. It applies these ideas to specific issues and dilemmas within the criminal justice system. The authors' ultimate goal is to acquaint the reader with basic concepts of ethics in criminal justice and to train the mind to solve moral issues independently. The Ethical Foundations of Criminal Justice offers a comprehensive definition of ethics, and elucidates its unique language and logic. The book explores the major ethical theories, with extensive excerpts from authorities like Kant, Aristotle, Emerson, and Socrates. Later chapters investigate normative ethics, teleological theories, deonological theories, and the alternative theories of ethics. The authors exhibit the practice of these theories in actual matters of rights, the law, codes of conduct, and the behavior of the courts. The book also address ethics in context of sexual harassment, the environment, civil liability, police corruption, and abuse of police power. The text also includes numerous case studies and references to other relevant works. TOC:Preface.- Unit 1: Preliminaries. What is Ethics or Moral Philosophy?- Unit 2: Normative Ethical Theory.- Unit 3: Topics in the Ethics of Criminal Justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press / Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9780849391163
• ISBN-10: 0849391164
• Artikelnr.: 21726452

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Spurgeon Hall, Carolyn Brown Dennis; Tere L. Chipman

Inhaltsangabe

Preface UNIT 1:PRELIMINARIESWhat is Ethics or Moral Philosophy?Some Moral
DilemmasEthics and MoralityEthics and LawEthics and Social ScienceEthics
and PhilosophyThe Branches of EthicsEthics and Other Academic
DisciplinesThe Value of EthicsThematic ContinuitiesPerennial Problems and
Issues,Meta-Ethics: The Language and Logic of EthicsNormative StatementsThe
Meaning of Ethical TermsLogic Moral Reasoning,Moral and Cultural Relativism
UNIT 2: NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORY,IntroductionThe Nature of Ethical
TheoryOverview of Normative Ethical TheoriesObligation and
Value,Teleological Theories of EthicsEthical EgoismUtilitarianismAssessment
of Teleological Theories,Deontological Theories of EthicsThe Divine Command
TheoryNatural Law TheoryKant's EthicsRoss' Prima Facie
EthicsAct-DeontologismAssessment of Deontological Theories,Alternative
Theories of EthicsThe Social Contract TheoryVirtue-Based EthicsThe Ethics
of Love UNIT 3: TOPICS IN THE ETHICS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE,JusticeRetributive
JusticeUtilitarian JusticeContractarian JusticeRestitutive Justice,Juvenile
JusticeThe System of Juvenile JusticeMoral Concepts and Issues in Juvenile
JusticeKohlberg's Stages of Moral DevelopmentKohlberg's Stages and Juvenile
JusticeResolving Issues in Juvenile Justice,Discretionary JusticeThe
Anatomy of Discretionary JusticeDiscretionary Justice and the
PoliceDiscretionary Justice and ProsecutorsDiscretionary Justice and
SentencingDiscretionary Justice and Parole,Corruption in Law EnforcementThe
Nature and Forms of CorruptionThe Causes of CorruptionThe Consequences of
CorruptionRemedies for Corruption Moral Implications,The Use of Force in
Law Enforcement