Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice

Cyndi Banks

SAGE, 2009 - Education - 418 pages

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 w

Contents

• 02Banks 2e45671: 23
• 03Banks 2e45671: 79
• 04Banks 2e45671: 101
• 05Banks 2e45671: 135
• 06Banks 2e45671: 161
• 07Banks 2e45671: 219
• 08Banks 2e45671: 259
• 09Banks 2e45671: 279
• 10Banks 2e45671: 299
• 11Banks 2e45671: 315
• 12Banks 2e45671: 333
• 13Banks 2e45671: 345
• 14Banks 2e45671: 355
• RefBanks 2e45671: 375
• IndexBanks 2e45671: 403

About the author

Cyndi Banks is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses on a range of subjects with a special focus on criminal justice ethics, juvenile justice, gender and crime, as well as comparative criminology. As well as being an accomplished academic, Dr. Banks in an expert consultant for overseas development projects in the justice sector and, in that capacity, as worked in Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh, Iraq and, most recently, as a juvenile justice specialist with UNICEF in Sudan. In additional to this text, she is the author of four other books and has a new book in press concerned with the experience of institutionalization for juveniles in an institution in Alaska.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice
• Author: Cyndi Banks
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: SAGE, 2009
• ISBN: 1412958326, 9781412958325
• Length: 418 pages
• Subjects: Education / Teaching / General; Law / General; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Political Science / General; Social Science / Criminology