Justice, Crime, and Ethics

Dr. 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 in 1969, his Master of Arts in Psychology from the State University of West Georgia in 1970, his Ed.S. in Rehabilitation/Correctional Counseling from the University of Georgia in 1973, and his Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1975. He joined the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at ETSU in 1977, where he taught classes on Ethics and Justice, Human Relations and Criminal Justice, and Film Studies in Crime and Justice. Dr. Belinda L. McCarthy is Professor of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education at Missouri State University. Her PhD is in Criminal Justice from SUNY Albany. Dr. Bernard J. McCarthy is Professor of Criminology at Missouri State University. He is also Director of the Center for Community and Social Issues, and Program Coordinator for the MSAS (Criminal Justice and Homeland Security).

A Note on the Eighth Edition


SECTION I INTRODUCTION


CHAPTER 1 Ethics, Crime, and Justice: An Introductory Note to Students


Michael C. Braswell


CHAPTER 2 Utilitarian and Deontological Approaches to Criminal Justice Ethics


Jeffrey Gold


CHAPTER 3 Peacemaking, Justice, and Ethics


Michael C. Braswell and Lana A. McDowell


Case Study 3.1: To Help or Not to Help?


Exercise I.1: Your Personal Philosophy


Exercise I.2: The Ethics of Drug Control Policy





SECTION II ETHICAL ISSUES IN POLICING


CHAPTER 4 Learning Police Ethics


Steven J. Ellwanger


CHAPTER 5 Deception in Police Interrogations: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas


Steven J. Ellwanger


CHAPTER 6 Using Ethical Dilemmas in Training Police


Joycelyn M. Pollock and Howard E. Williams


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. Pollock


Case Study 8.1: Child Rapist


CHAPTER 9 Ethical Challenges for Prosecutors


Richard R.E. Kania


Case Study 9.1: It’s a Rat Race, and the Best Rat Wins


CHAPTER 10 Balancing Harms: The Ethics and Purposes of Criminal Sentencing


Lawrence F. Travis III and Daniel J. Lytle


CHAPTER 11 Punishment, Crime, and Ethics


Laurie A. Gould, Jack Lightfoot, and Kayla Hulon


CHAPTER 12 To Die or Not to Die: Morality, Ethics, and the Death Penalty


John T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell, and Kyle A. Burgason


Case Study 12.1: Politics or Ethics? A Governor’s Prerogative





SECTION IV ETHICAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS


CHAPTER 13 Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections


John T. Whitehead and Vanessa Woodward


CHAPTER 14 Restorative Justice and Ethics: Real-World Applications


Lana McDowell, Michael C. Braswell, and John T. Whitehead


CHAPTER 15 Keeping an Eye on the Keeper: The Impact of Corrupt Practices on the Prison


Bernard J. McCarthy and Cara J. Perry-Bellmer


CHAPTER 16 Ethics and Prison: Selected Issues


John T. Whitehead, Bradley Edwards, and Hayden Griffin III


Case Study 16.1: Who’s Running the Prison?





SECTION V ETHICAL ISSUES IN CRIME CONTROL POLICY AND RESEARCH


CHAPTER 17 Crime and Justice Myths


Egan Green and Michael Bush


Exercise V.1: How Television Affects Our Perceptions of Crime


CHAPTER 18 Juvenile Justice Ethical Issues: How Should We Treat Juveniles?


Kimberly D. Dodson and John T. Whitehead


Chapter 19 Corporate Misconduct and Ethics


Bradley Edwards and Michael C. Braswell


CHAPTER 20 Ethics and Criminal Justice Research


Belinda R. McCarthy, Robin J. King, and Jennifer A. Pealer


CHAPTER 20 Ethical issues in Confronting Terrorism


Bernard J. McCarthy





SECTION VI ETHICS AND THE FUTURE


CHAPTER 22 Criminal Justice: An Ethic for the Future


Michael C. Braswell, Kyle A. Burgason, and Robert C. England





Index