Book Title: Ethics in Law Enforcement

Authors: Steve McCartney and Rick Parent

Book Description: In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also familiarize you with the basic history, principles, and theories of ethics.

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Book Description

In this book, you will examine the moral and ethical issues that exist within law enforcement. This book will also familiarize you with the basic history, principles, and theories of ethics. These concepts will then be applied to the major components of the criminal justice system: policing, the courts, and corrections. Discussion will focus on personal values, individual responsibility, decision making, discretion, and the structure of accountability. Specific topics covered will include core values, codes of conduct, ethical dilemmas, organizational consequences, liability, and the importance of critical thinking. By the end of this book, you will be able to distinguish and critically debate contemporary ethical issues in law enforcement.

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Steve McCartney and Rick Parent

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Crime and criminology

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Title
Ethics in Law Enforcement
Authors
Steve McCartney and Rick Parent
License

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Ethics in Law Enforcement Copyright © 2015 by Steve McCartney and Rick Parent is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

© 2015 Steve McCartney and Rick Parent

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McCartney, S. & Parent, R. (2015). Ethics in Law Enforcement. Victoria, B.C.: BCcampus. Retrieved from http://opentextbc.ca/ethicsinlawenforcement/.

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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-989623-63-3

Print ISBN: 978-1-989623-62-6

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Primary Subject
Crime and criminology
Publisher
BCcampus
Publication Date
April 17, 2015
Ebook ISBN
978-1-989623-63-3
Print ISBN
978-1-989623-62-6