Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice | 
 enlarge | Author: Cyndi Banks
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.9 x 1
ISBN: 1412958326
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9781412958325
ASIN: 1412958326
Publication Date: July 23, 2008
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p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"Following on the success of its iFirst Edition /iwhich was praised for its comprehensive coverage and flexible organizationi,/i bCriminal Justice Ethics, Second Edition/b 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 bSecond Edition/b 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. /pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"/pbNew to this Edition/bp/pullidiv style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"biIncludes a new chapter in the Second Edition/i/bb:/b #x201C;Ethics and the War on Terrorism#x201D; 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. /div/lilidiv style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"biProvides expanded treatment of important topics and offers global perspectives where appropriate:/i/b 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./div/lilidiv style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"biOffers updated information throughout with a more accessible interior design and more robust pedagogy: /i/bExpanded 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 with this timely new edition./div/li/ulp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"bi/i/b/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"bAncillariesbr //bbulliInstructor#x2019;s Resources on CD-ROM, featuring test questions, PowerPoint slides, and guidance on using the cases to stimulate classroom discussion, are available to qualified instructors by contacting Customer Care at 1-800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6 am #x2013; 5 pm, PT./liliA strongStudent Study Site/strong at bwww.sagepub.com/banks/b offers SAGE journal articles that allow students to delve deeper into areas of interest./li/ul/b/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"bIntended Audiencebr //bInstructors in departments of criminal justice and philosophy will find iCriminal Justice Ethics, Second Edition/i to be an ideal textbook for courses such as Ethics in Criminal Justice.br /br /strongChat with the author!/strong Email Cyndi Banks at strongCyndi.Banks@nau.edu/strong./p
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CJ Ethics Review September 5, 2006
A. DELROSARIO (Phoenix, AZ)
I have kept this textbook since using it during my CJ 450c Values in Criminal Justice course(my senior capstone). It was a great review of ethical philosophies and made CJ ethics accessible. Definitely recommend this text.
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