NCJ Number
121656
Editor(s)
F Schmalleger
Date Published
1990
Length
218 pages
Annotation
Criminal justice instructors have increasingly come to embrace the need for ethical standards and now vociferously advocate high standards of moral behavior throughout the system.
Abstract
The teaching of criminal justice ethics encompasses at least three dimensions: (1) a demonstration that "ethics" are real and relevant to the lives and work of criminal justice professionals; (2) a consideration of the complexity of modern values, with the hoped-for development among students of the capacity to recognize "higher level" values in one's own life and profession; and, (3) an inculcation of an appreciation for, and respect of, the values held by others. This brief overview of ethical instruction in criminal justice today is a description of teaching strategies and curricular goals. Many of the articles continue with the theme of how ethics can best be taught to students of criminal justice. Other selections offer in-depth analysis of particular ethical dilemmas or aspects of professional life.