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Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in  Criminal Justice
Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice
Author: Pollock, Joycelyn M.
Edition/Copyright: 7TH 12
ISBN: 1-111-34642-9
Publisher: Wadsworth, Inc
Type: Paperback
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  Author Bio

Dr. Joycelyn Pollock has been a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) since 1993. She received a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. from the University of Houston. Dr. Pollack was a probation and parole officer in the state of Washington and a program review specialist for the New York Department of Correctional Services. She has taught law and criminology at the University of Turku, Finland as a Fulbright fellow conducted training in the areas of criminology, sexual harassment and ethics. Dr. Pollock�s many published works include: Prisons: Today and Tomorrow; Women, Law, and Social Control; Prisons and Prisons and Prison Life: Costs and Consequences and Morality Tales.

 
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New examples of white collar crime, business scandals from Wall Street to Main Street, and more are all featured in ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND DECISIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Real-life cases and situations demonstrate the significance of ethics in the world of criminal justice today for those studying or contemplating a career in criminal justice.

 
  Table of Contents

PART I: ETHICS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
1. Morality, Ethics, and Human Behavior.
2. Determining Moral Behavior.
3. Justice and Law.
4. Becoming an Ethical Professional.
PART II: POLICE.
5. The Police Role in Society: Crime Fighter or Public Servant?
6. Police Discretion and Dilemmas.
7. Police Corruption and Misconduct.
PART III: LAW.
8. Law and Legal Professionals.
9. Zealous Advocates.
10. Justice and Judicial Ethics.
PART IV: CORRECTIONS.
11. The Ethics of Punishment and Corrections.
12. Correctional Professionals.
13. Correctional Professionals in the Community.
Part V: ETHICAL CHOICES IN TODAY�S WORLD.
14. Making Ethical Choices.

 

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