Ethics in Criminal Justice

By combining case studies and text, Ethics in Criminal Justice helps students prepare for the ethical situations they will encounter as criminal justice professionals. The text focuses on the morality of the individual professional with an emphasis on Aristotle s virtue theory to help readers resolve ethical issues. It includes discussions of constitutional and religious ethics along with the more traditional discussions of philosophical and professional ethics. Included in the text are 52 case studies and numerous discussion questions to help spark classroom debate about ethics in criminal justice.