This book is designed to meet head on the urgent need for academics, advocates and policymakers to develop universal ethical standards in criminal justice practice. By using quality research and policy analysis focusing on the core components of the criminal justice system — police, courts and corrections— Professor Prenzler formulates a basic checklist that can be used to assess the ethical quality and accountability of the criminal justice system in any jurisdiction.

This is a book of research and policy aimed at raising ethical standards in criminal justice practice. Around the world, corruption continues to undermine the rule of law and the application of due process rights. Misconduct by criminal justice professionals challenges democratic authority and the equality and freedom of ordinary citizens. There is an urgent need for academics, advocates and policymakers to speak with one voice in articulating universal ethical standards and, most importantly, in prescribing systems and techniques that must be in place for criminal justice to be genuinely accountable and as free from misconduct as possible. The focus of the book is on the core components of the criminal justice system — police, courts and corrections — and the core groups within this system: sworn police officers; judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers; and custodial and community correctional officers. By using quality research and policy analysis of these core components Professor Prenzler formulates a basic checklist that can be used to assess the ethical quality and accountability of the criminal justice system in any jurisdiction.

PREFACE
Chapter 1 Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector and Criminal Justice System
SECTION ONE — Police
Chapter 2 Police Ethics .
Chapter 3 Police Corruption and Misconduct
Chapter 4 Police Integrity Management and Accountability
SECTION TWO — Courts
Chapter 5 Ethical Issues in Criminal Law.
Chapter 6 Misconduct and Miscarriages of Justice in the Criminal Courts
Chapter 7 Integrity Management and Accountability in the Criminal Courts .
SECTION THREE — Corrections
Chapter 8 Ethical Issues in Corrections .
Chapter 9 Abuses in Corrections .
Chapter 10 Integrity Management and Accountability in Corrections.
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