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

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.