Ethical dilemmas and decisions in criminal justice / Joycelyn M. Pollock.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preface -- 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 -- 6. Police discretion and dilemmas -- 7. Police corruption and misconduct -- Part III : Law -- 8. Law and legal professionals -- 9. Discretion and dilemmas in the legal profession -- 10. Ethical misconduct in the courts and responses -- Part IV : Corrections -- 11. The ethics of punishment and corrections -- 12. Discretion and dilemmas in corrections -- 13. Correctional professionals : misconduct and responses -- 14. Making ethical choices -- Glossary.

This text provides a balance between the philosophical material necessary to analyze ethical dilemmas and a discussion of research and current events relevant to ethics in the criminial justice field. While balancing philosophical background and current issues, Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice remains a highly applied text in that the major focus is on how individuals perceive and resolve ethical dilemmas. The book is designed to be used in undergraduate criminal justice ethics courses; however, it would not be inappropriate for a graduate level course as well. It has also been used in law enforcement training academies. - Preface.