Editors:
- Provides a philosophical analysis of police tactics and mass incarceration
- Includes first-person perspectives
- Brings together work from well-established names in the field along with fresh perspectives from early-career scholars
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy (PASEPP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This volume considers the ethics of policing and imprisonment, focusing particularly on mass incarceration and police shootings in the United States. The contributors consider the ways in which non-ideal features of the criminal justice system—features such as the prevalence of guns in America, political pressures, considerations of race and gender, and the lived experiences of people in jails and prisons—impinge upon conclusions drawn from more idealized models of punishment and law enforcement. There are a number of common themes running throughout the chapters. One is the contrast between idealism and realism about justice. Another is the attention to harmful consequences, not only of prisons themselves, but to the events that often precede incarceration, including encounters with police and pre-trial detention. A third theme is the legacy of racism in the United States and the role that the criminal justice system plays in perpetuating racial oppression.
Editors and Affiliations
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Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, USA
Molly Gardner, Michael Weber
About the editors
Michael Weber is Professor of Philosophy and the Chair of the Philosophy Department at Bowling Green State University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ethics of Policing and Imprisonment
Editors: Molly Gardner, Michael Weber
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97770-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97769-0Published: 10 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07400-5Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97770-6Published: 27 September 2018
Series ISSN: 2946-2738
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2746
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 216
Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law