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

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

Name: Criminology and Moral Philosophy: Empirical Methods and the Study of Values
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9780367479329
Price: 504.27 HKD
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Author: Jonathan Jacobs
ISBN: 9780367479329

By Jonathan Jacobs

Routledge March 2022

Specifications

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

Details

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.

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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