Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice |  | Author: Dr. Cynthia (Cyndi) Banks
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Category: Book
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Edition: 2nd
Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 1
ISBN: 1412958326
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9781412958325
ASIN: 1412958326
Publication Date: July 23, 2008
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Product Description
Following on the success of its First Edition which was praised for its comprehensive coverage and flexible organization, Criminal Justice Ethics, Second Edition continues to explore ethical dilemmas faced by criminal justice professionals and discusses how they might be resolved, covering codes of ethics for various players and providing applied examples in the form of illustrative real-life case boxes. The Second Edition also retains the unique, praised organizational style of the previous edition-covering the interaction of ethics and the criminal justice system in Part I to lay a foundation for the ethical theories and perspectives introduced in Part II. New to this Edition Includes a new chapter in the Second Edition: “Ethics and the War on Terrorism” explores the very timely topic of terrorism, covering definitions of terrorism, restrictions of rights in the interests of national security, and the ethics of torture. Provides expanded treatment of important topics and offers global perspectives where appropriate: Readers will find more coverage of transparency and accountability in the criminal justice system and more comparative discussions showing how ethical challenges are addressed in other countries. Offers updated information throughout with a more accessible interior design and more robust pedagogy: Expanded coverage of timely topics and issues that impact the contemporary criminal justice system, including prostitution, drug abuse, abortion, homosexuality, human rights, terrorism, and the Patriot Act; a more appealing visual design; and helpful pedagogical features such as key terms, end-of-chapter cases and new feature boxes enhance student learning with this timely new edition.
Ancillaries
- Instructor Resources on CD featuring test questions, PowerPoint slides, and guidance on using the cases to stimulate classroom discussion, are available to qualified instructors by contacting Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6 am – 5 pm, PT.
- A Student study site at www.sagepub.com/banks offers SAGE journal articles that allow students to delve deeper into areas of interest.
Intended Audience
Instructors in departments of criminal justice and philosophy will find Criminal Justice Ethics, Second Edition to be an ideal textbook for courses such as Ethics in Criminal Justice.
Chat with the author! Email Cyndi Banks at Cyndi.Banks@nau.edu.
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 CJ Ethics Review September 5, 2006
A. DELROSARIO (Phoenix, AZ)
I have kept this textbook since using it during my CJ 450c Values in Criminal Justice course(my senior capstone). It was a great review of ethical philosophies and made CJ ethics accessible. Definitely recommend this text.
 Somewhat biased account June 16, 2010
David
I was assigned this book for a graduate-level criminal justice ethics course. The book is divided into two main sections. The first discusses practical applications of ethics, e.g., racial discrimination, ethical issues in law enforcement, etc. The second half of the book details the relevant ethical theories. The author notes that this arrangement is somewhat unorthodox and that the book can be started from either the first or second half depending on how the instructor wants to structure the course. I felt that the book is arranged well and that the examples, topic headings and sidebars were well done. My only real complaint is that the book appears to me (and several of my classmates) as anti-law enforcement. One gets the impression that the author has strong feelings on this issue. For an intro level text book that purports to provide "comprehensive coverage" of ethical topics, I do not think it appropriate for the author's biases to be as obvious as they are in this book. I don't know what alternatives there are so I cannot recommend one. I would suggest that anyone that is going to read, study or teach this book, address this bias up front.
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