Ethics in Criminal Justice

Sam S. Souryal is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and former Assistant Dean at the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. A former police officer and public manager, Dr. Souryal has taught public administration, organization theory and police management courses at the University of Wisconsin and Sam Houston State University.John T. Whitehead is Professor Emeritus and former Chair in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. He completed an MA in Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and earned his MA and PhD in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany. He has taught courses in corrections, criminal justice ethics, and the death penalty. His current book projects are a book on teaching and a book on human relations in law enforcement.

Dr. Souryal…strikes a good balance between presenting the groundwork of general ethics and leading students to an understanding of how to discern, think about, and apply principles of practical rationality in criminal justice professions.Scott A. Hunt, Professor, School of Justice Studies, College of Justice & Safety, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KYThis text works really well to expand the discussion of ethics in the criminal justice field and how we can bring ethical behavior into a profession that needs that supportive base in order to be effective in the current societal climate.Roger Bonner, Criminology Program Director, University of Saint Mary , Leavenworth, KS

• 1. Acquainting Yourself with Ethics: A Tour of the Ethics Hall of Fame;  2. Familiarizing Yourself with Ethics: Nature, Definitions, and Categories;  3. Understanding Criminal Justice Ethics: Sources and Sanctions;  4. Meeting the Masters: Ethical Theories, Concepts, and Issues;  5. The Ambivalent Reality: Major Unethical Themes in Criminal Justice Management;  6. Lying and Deception in Criminal Justice;  7. Racial Prejudice and Racial Discrimination;  8. Egoism and the Abuse of Authority;  9. Misguided Loyalties: To Whom, to What, at What Price?;  10. Ethics of Criminal Justice Today: What Is Being Done and What Can Be Done?;  11. Ethics and Police;  12. Ethics and Corrections (Prisons);  13. Ethics of the Courts, Probation, and Parole;  14. The Truth Revealed: Enlightenment and Practical Civility Minimize Criminality