2024. Banks Criminal Justice Ethics 6e

The enormous financial cost of criminal justice has motivated increased scrutiny and recognition of the need for constructive change, but what of the ethical costs of current practices and policies? Moreover, if we seriously value the principles of liberal democracy then there is no question that the ethics of criminal justice are everybody's business, concerns for the entire society. The Routledge Handbook of Criminal Justice Ethics brings together international scholars to explore the most signiicant ethical issues throughout their many areas of expertise, anchoring their discussions in the empirical realities of the issues faced rather than applying moral theory at a distance. Contributions from philosophers, legal scholars, criminologists and psychologists bring a fresh and interdisciplinary approach to the eld. The Handbook is divided into three parts: Part I addresses the core issues concerning criminal sanction, the moral and political aspects of the justiication of punishment, and the relationship between law and morality. Part II examines criminalization and criminal liability, and the assumptions and attitudes shaping those aspects of contemporary criminal justice. Part III evaluates current policies and practices of criminal procedure, exploring the roles of police, prosecutors, judges, and juries and suggesting directions for revising how criminal justice is achieved. Throughout, scholars seek pathways for change and suggest new solutions to address the central concerns of criminal justice ethics. This book is an ideal resource for upper-undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in criminal justice ethics, criminology, and criminal justice theory, and also for students of philosophy interested in punishment, law and society, and law and ethics.

Routledge eBooks, 2009

2008

Of all the features of social organization, criminal justice has proved the most resistant to the effect of reasoned deliberation and discussion about the nature of the good society and the good polity."

Dialogue, 2014

This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal justice. It links philosophical concepts with empirical research in criminology and provides readers with a single-volume treatment of key issues illustrating the main problems of criminal justice ethics in western jurisdictions, anchored in the fundamental features of political and legal order. Coverage includes:  A discussion concerning the relation between law and morality;  The aims and justification of punishment;

2009

The views expressed in this issue are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute of Criminology or the institution with which they are affiliated. Whilst every reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this publication, no liability is assumed for any errors or omissions. Current Issues in Criminal Justice is a peer reviewed journal. The Editorial Board would like to thank the reviewers of submissions to this issue of the Journal.

It is sometimes argued that science shows that there is no moral responsibility, and that the criminal justice system therefore cannot be justified by appeals to desert. If we assume that moral responsibility and desert ought to be evaluated from a practical rather than causal-theoretical perspective, such arguments lose their force. We solve one problem for the justification of the criminal justice system, but create another one; if moral responsibility depends on the offender’s choice, finding out to what extent she was responsible might be very difficult.