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Case Studies in Criminal Justice Ethics

 

Michael Braswell, Larry Miller, and Joycelyn Pollock

 

In their experience as teachers of ethics courses in criminal justice, the authors have found examining and discussing hypothetical scenarios to be helpful in adding dimension and depth to the study of justice and ethics. Case Studies in Criminal Justice Ethics contains a variety of ethics-oriented cases that address the complex process of moral and ethical decision making. These scenarios focus on both the personal and the social context of such decision making, and they explore different kinds of situations in criminal justice in which moral choices result in consequences both good and bad.

The case studies are divided into four sections: Policing, Courts, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice. These cases cover a comprehensive range of situations, including bribery, child abuse/neglect, political corruption, noble cause corruption, sexual violence in prison, and an assortment of other criminal justice and social justice themes. To facilitate personal reflection and class discussion, questions follow each case. For readers interested in an in-depth treatment of the issues introduced in the cases, a list of books and articles for suggested reading appears at the end of each section.

Human Relations and Corrections, 5/E

Human Relations and Police Work, 5/E

 

Human Relations and Corrections, 5/E

Human Relations and Police Work, 5/E

 
 

 

$15.95 list, 131 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-466-3

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-466-6

© 2006

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“. . . a great resource for getting real-life scenarios that require ethical decision-making by practitioners into the hands of criminal justice students.”  Criminal Justice Review

“These case studies will serve to train ethicists in criminal justice to identify dilemmas and make rational, moral decisions within the system. Excellent text. I will make great use of it!”  — Kenneth Harris, Concordia University

“The book does a great job of relating the field of ethics to an understandable level by applying the theories to everyday life.”  — Teresa LeBlanc, Brazosport College

“This will be a valuable addition to our Ethics in Administration Justice course. I plan to use it.”  — Leon Kutzke, Chandler Gilbert Community College

Table of Contents

 

Section I. ETHICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

1. Homegrown Terrorism

2. Park Place

3. Room at the End of the Hall

4. A Victim of Rape?

5. Different Choices, Equal Protection

6. A Christmas Wish

7. Fringe Benefits

8. The Transmission of Justice

9. Double Bind

10. Convicted by DNA?

Section II. ETHICS AND THE COURTS

1. Diversion or Subversion?

2. Juvenile Probation: Boot Camp or Boot Hill?

3. The Court and Child Abuse

4. Child Rapist

5. A Question of Credibility

6. It’s a Rat Race, and the Best Rat Wins

7. Everyone Does It

8. Brothers and Law

9. Probation or Prison?

10. “My Job Is to Defend the Constitution”

Section III. ETHICS AND CORRECTIONS

1. The Limits of Responsibility

2. The Minister and the Ex-Offender

3. Temporary Release

4. Six Months to Go

5. Home Sweet Home

6. A Legacy of Corruption

7. A Question of Policy

8. Confidentiality or Security?

9. Who’s Running the Prison?

10. Sexual Harassment

11. Prisons for Profit

Section IV. ETHICS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE

1. The Teacher, the Delinquent, and the Gang

2. A Family of Offenders

3. A Choice of Punishments

4. “I Sorry, Officer”

5. Neighborhood Brat

6. Zero Tolerance or Intolerance?

7. Cruisers

8. Right Side of the Tracks—Wrong Side of the Law

9. A Loving Father?

10. Welcome Home?

11. A Conflict of Traditions