Ethics and criminal justice

Kleinig, John, 1942-

Ethics and criminal justice an introduction / [electronic resource] : by John Kleinig. - New York ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (295 p.) - Cambridge applied ethics . - Cambridge applied ethics. .

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Criminalization; Part II Policing; Part III Courts; Part IV Corrections; Selected further reading; Index

This textbook looks at the main ethical questions that confront the criminal justice system - legislature, law enforcement, courts, and corrections - and those who work within that system, especially police officers, prosecutors, defence lawyers, judges, juries, and prison officers. John Kleinig sets the issues in the context of a liberal democratic society and its ethical and legislative underpinnings, and illustrates them with a wide and international range of real-life case studies. Topics covered include discretion, capital punishment, terrorism, restorative justice, and re-entry. Kleinig's discussion is both philosophically acute and grounded in institutional realities, and will enable students to engage productively with the ethical questions which they encounter both now and in the future - whether as criminal justice professionals or as reflective citizens.


English

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Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal law--Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects--Cases.
Criminal law--Moral and ethical aspects--Cases.


Electronic books.

HV7419 / .K54 2008

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