The Practical Handbook on the Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in the Execution of Criminal Justice

A Guide to Ethics, Discretion, Accountability, and Professional Judgment in Criminal Justice

von Julian E. Marwood

486 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Ethical problems in criminal justice are rarely abstract.They arise when force is considered, when discretion is exercised, when evidence is handled, when charging decisions are made, when plea negotiations occur, when sentences are recommended, when confidential information is managed, and when correctional authority is used over people in custody.The Practical Handbook on the Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in the Execution of Criminal Justice is designed to help readers understand how ethical judgment operates throughout the criminal justice process.Rather than treating ethics as a separate theoretical subject, this handbook places ethical dilemmas inside the real work of criminal justice and asks the question professionals repeatedly face: What is the right thing to do when authority, responsibility, pressure, rules, and consequences collide?Inside, you'll explore: - The role of ethics in criminal justice- Moral reasoning and professional judgment- Discretion and accountability- Integrity and corruption- Police ethics and use-of-force dilemmas- Arrest, search, interrogation, and truthfulness- Informants, surveillance, and confidentiality- Prosecutorial ethics- Charging discretion and plea bargaining- Defense obligations and adversarial tensions- Judicial ethics and impartiality- Sentencing and fairness- Correctional ethics- Use of authority in prisons and jails- Treatment of inmates and human dignity- Professional conduct and abuse of power- Misconduct, reporting, and whistleblowing- Race, bias, and equality concerns- Technology, evidence, and ethical risk- Leadership, culture, and ethical decision-making- Practical case studies and applied ethical analysisThis book is written for students, criminal justice professionals, legal-support learners, and serious readers who want more than definitions.It is built around the difficult reality that criminal justice decisions often involve competing duties: loyalty versus truth, public safety versus rights, efficiency versus fairness, authority versus restraint, and legal power versus ethical responsibility.Whether the issue involves policing, prosecution, courts, or corrections, the central aim of this handbook is to help readers identify the dilemma, understand the competing values, evaluate the available choices, and think more clearly about the consequences of each decision.Recognize the dilemma.Examine the authority.Identify the competing duties.Think through the consequences.Make the ethical decision.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175099776
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published