Justice, Crime, and Ethics, a leading textbook in criminal justice programs, examines ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. This 11th edition continues to deliver a broad scope of topics, focusing on law enforcement, legal practice, sentencing, corrections, research, crime control policy, and philosophical issues. The book’s robust coverage encompasses contentious issues such as capital punishment, prison corruption, and the use of deception in police interrogation.
The 11th edition includes new material on the impact of social media on crime myths and political misconduct. Law enforcement issues including the George Floyd case and responding to domestic as well as foreign terrorism, including the January 6th insurrection in Washington, DC, are examined. The potential ethical implications of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court are also explored. Emerging issues in corporate misconduct are also discussed including healthcare fraud and corruption as well as crypto-currency fraud.
Students of criminal justice, as well as instructors and professionals in the field, continue to rely on this thorough, dependable resource on ethical decision making in the criminal justice system.
Table of Contents:
A Note about the Eleventh Edition
Section 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students
Michael C. Braswell
Chapter 2 Utilitarian, Deontological, and Virtue Ethics
Michael DeValve and Jeffrey Gold
Chapter 3 Justice, Ethics, and Peacemaking
Michael C. Braswell, Michael DeValve, and Lana A. McDowellExercise 3.1 Your Personal Philosophy
Case Study 3.1 To Help or Not to Help?
Exercise 3.2 The Ethics of Drug Control Policy
Section II Ethical Issues in Policing
Chapter 4 Learning Police Ethics: Sources, Content, and Implications
Steven J. Ellwanger and Doris M. Hall
Chapter 5 Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training Police
Joycelyn M. Pollock, Glen A. Ishoy and Howard E. Williams
Chapter 6 Deception in Police Interrogations: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas
Steven J. Ellwanger
Chapter 7 Police Ethics, Legal Proselytism, and the Social Order: Paving the Path to Misconduct
Victor E. Kappeler, Gary W. Potter and Edward Green
Section III Ethics and the Courts
Chapter 8 Whatever Happened to Atticus Finch? Lawyers as Legal Advocates and Moral Agents
Joycelyn M. PollockCase study 8.1 Statutory Rapist
Chapter 9 Prosecutors and Ethics: What Should We Expect?
Richard R. E. KaniaCase study 9.1 It’s a Rat Race, and the Best Rat Wins
Chapter 10 Balancing the Harms: The Ethics of Sentencing and Punishment
Laurie A. Gould and Daniel J. Lytle
Chapter 11 To Die or Not to Die: Morality, Ethics, and the Death Penalty
John T. Whitehead, Kyle A. Burgason and Michael C. BraswellCase study 11.1 Politics or Ethics? A Governor’s Prerogative
Section IV Ethical Issues in Corrections
Chapter 12 Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
John T. Whitehead and Vanessa Woodward
Chapter 13 Restorative Justice and Ethics: Real-World Applications
Lana A. McDowell, Michael C. Braswell, and Bradley D. Edwards
Chapter 14 Prison Corruption
Bernard J. McCarthy
Chapter 15 Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues
John T. Whitehead, Bradley D. Edwards, and Hayden GriffinCase study 15.1 Who’s Running the Prison?
Section V Ethical Issues in Crime Control Policy and Research
Chapter 16 Crime and Justice Myths
Egan Green and Michael BushExercise 16.1 How Television Affects Our Perceptions of Crime
Chapter 17 Juvenile Justice: Creating a More Ethical System for Youth
Kimberly D. Dodson and John T. Whitehead
Chapter 18 Corporate Misconduct and Ethics
Bradley D. Edwards and Michael C. Braswell
Chapter 19 Ethics and Criminal Justice Research
Belinda R. McCarthy, Bernard J. McCarthy, and Jennifer A. Pealer
Chapter 20 Ethical Issues in Confronting Terrorism
Bernard J. McCarthy
Section VI Ethics and the Future
Chapter 21 Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future
Michael C. Braswell, Kyle A. Burgason, and Robert C. England
About the Author :
Michael C. Braswell is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology of East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Braswell received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Mercer University, a Master of Arts in Psychology from the State University of West Georgia, his Ed.S. in Rehabilitation/Correctional Counseling from the University of Georgia, and his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. He joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at ETSU, where he taught classes on Ethics and Justice, Human Relations and Criminal Justice, and Film Studies in Crime and Justice.
Bradley D. Edwards is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). His previous publications include the areas of policing, corrections, ethics, restorative justice, and corporate misconduct. He also is the co-author for Introduction to Criminal Justice by Routledge, which is currently in its 9th edition. Edwards obtained his B.S. and M.A. in Criminal Justice from East Tennessee State University, as well as his Ed.D. from ETSU with a concentration in Post-Secondary and Private Sector Leadership in 2017.
Belinda R. McCarthy became the first provost at Missouri State University (MSU) in 2006 after serving as Professor of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education. Before joining MSU she was a Professor of Criminal Justice and Public Affairs and Dean of the College of Health and Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida for 16 years. Her PhD is in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany.
Bernard J. McCarthy is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Missouri State University. He was also Director of the Center for Community and Social Issues, and Program Coordinator for the MSAS (Criminal Justice and Homeland Security). His research interests focus on the impact of policy changes on criminal justice operations and program evaluation.
