Criminology and Moral Philosophy: Empirical Methods and the Study of Values

Criminal Law

Criminology and Moral Philosophy: Empirical Methods and the Study of Values

By Jonathan Jacobs
Routledge March 2022

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ISBN-13
9780367479329
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
March 2022
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book offers an introduction to the philosophical issues of criminal justice ethics in a way suitable for students of criminology and criminal justice. It links philosophical concepts with empirical research in criminology and provides readers with a single-volume treatment of key issues illustrating the main problems of criminal justice ethics in western jurisdictions, anchored in the fundamental features of political and legal order. Coverage includes:

  • A discussion concerning the relation between law and morality
  • The aims and justification of punishment
  • Problems of reentry and the reintegration of former prisoners
  • The role of wealth and race in criminal justice, and
  • Conceptions of police and policing

This book will be of interest to students taking upper level courses on criminal justice ethics, punishment, political theory, jurisprudence and social philosophy.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Rules, Norms, and Values
Chapter 2. Norms and the Rule of Law
Chapter 3. Hume’s Moral Philosophy and His Contested Legacy
Chapter 4. Relativism and the Study of Morality
Chapter 5. Two Illustrations
Chapter 6. Multiple Layers of Normativity
Conclusion
Appendix
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