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Justice, Crime, and Ethics 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 ninth 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 ninth edition includes new material on juvenile justice, corporate crime, and prosecutorial misconduct. The new “Policy and Ethics” and “Ethical Dilemma” features added to most chapters illuminate the ethics of institutions as well as individuals. 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. 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 R. McCarthy is Professor of Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education at Missouri State University. Her Ph.D. 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). 2 This ninth edition continue[s] the strong legacy of this book. It is grounded in both its research and its inclusion of recent examples, provocative in its application to the criminal justice process, sobering in the failure of the justice system to apply ethical and moral conditions on too many occasions, and an important book for every criminal justice educator. —Clemens Bartollas, University of Northern Iowa I began to use this book many years ago when searching for a text on ethics and criminal justice. It was one of just a handful of books on the topics. I adopted the book over others because of the content—theory, topics on each area of criminal justice, ease of reading for students. —Gail A. Caputo, Rutgers University Camden Justice, Crime, and Ethics is best among the texts in the market at raising critical questions and presenting information that forces students out of their comfort zones. —Adam Trahan, University of North Texas This text does an excellent job of examining the ethical issues experienced by a broad range of criminal justice professionals. —Jane Lothian Murray, University of Winnipeg 3 Justice, Crime, and Ethics Ninth Edition Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy, and Bernard J. McCarthy 4 Ninth edition published 2017 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2017 Taylor & Francis The right of Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy, and Bernard J. McCarthy to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by Anderson in 1991 Eighth edition published by Anderson in 2015 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Braswell, Michael, editor. | McCarthy, Bernard J., 1949- editor. | McCarthy, Belinda Rodgers, editor. Title: Justice, crime, and ethics / [edited by] Michael C. Braswell, Belinda R. McCarthy, and Bernard J. McCarthy. Description: Ninth edition. | New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016036695| ISBN 9781138210172 (hardback) | ISBN 113821017X (hardback) | ISBN 9781138210202 (pbk.) | ISBN 113821020X (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Criminal justice, Administration of—Moral and ethical aspects. Classification: LCC HV7419 .J87 2017 | DDC 174/.9364—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016036695 ISBN: 978-1-138-21017-2 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-138-21020-2 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-45585-3 (ebk) Typeset in Warnock Pro by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk, UK Visit the companion website at: www.routledge.com/cw/braswell 5 To our students past and present. 6 Contents A Note about the Ninth Edition Acknowledgments Part 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 Justice, Ethics, and Peacemaking Michael C. Braswell and Lana A. McDowell Exercise I.1 Your Personal Philosophy Case Study 3.1 To Help or Not to Help? Exercise I.2 The Ethics of Drug Control Policy Part 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 Part 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 7 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 Part 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 A. 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? Part 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 8 Ethics and Criminal Justice Research Belinda R. McCarthy, Robin J. King, and Jennifer A. Pealer Chapter 21 Ethical Issues in Confronting Terrorism Bernard J. McCarthy Part 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 9 10
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