Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice - Softcover

Pollock, Joycelyn M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1337558494 ISBN 13: 9781337558495

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2018

Synopsis

Develop the ethical decision-making skills that are essential in the field of criminal justice with the help of ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND DECISIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 10th Edition. Packed with current, real-world examples, the text covers ethics as it relates to the police, the courts and corrections. You'll learn about the principles and theories that are the foundation of ethical decision making and gain insight into the latest challenges and issues in criminal justice--the Black Lives Matter movement and the Ferguson effect, DOJ consent decrees, the militarization of the police, sanctuary cities, prosecutorial misconduct, the misuse of power and more. Exercises, cases and practical scenarios illustrate the significance of ethics in the criminal justice arena. Whatever your criminal justice career plans, this book prepares you to deal effectively with ethical challenges on the job.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Joycelyn Pollock is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. Dr. Pollock's many published works include WOMEN'S CRIMES, CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS; CRIMINAL LAW; PRISONS AND PRISON LIFE; and MORALITY STORIES. She received a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. from the University of Houston. She received the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellows Award in 2015 for contributions to criminal justice research and education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1337558494
• ISBN 13: 9781337558495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544