Criminal Justice Ethics articles

Recent articles from Criminal Justice Ethics

Retribution, Deterrence, and the Death Penalty: A Response to Hugo Bedau
June 22, 2002... Hugo Bedau gives a clear and well-reasoned argument against the death penalty, based on the premise that the state ought to use the least harsh or intrusive means needed to ensure public safety. I share Bedau's feeling against the death penalty. But Bedau's argument puts most of its eggs in a...

The Minimal Invasion Argument against the Death Penalty
June 22, 2002... I Introduction When abolitionists attack the death penalty, they typically do so with a wide variety of arguments. Norms such as the value of human life and respect for human life often play a decisive role. For some abolitionists, the death penalty is wrong because it violates the...

The death penalty.(SYMPOSIUM)(American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Philosophy of Law sponsored a symposium)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Foreword On December 29, 2001, the American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Philosophy of Law sponsored a symposium on the death penalty at the Annual Meeting of APA's Eastern Division in Atlanta, Georgia. It was, perhaps, a fitting location, given the Supreme Court's...

Public Health and Civil Liberties in an Era of Bioterrorism
June 22, 2002... Safeguarding the public's health, safety, and security took on new meaning and urgency after the attacks on the World Trade Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. The subsequent intentional dispersal of anthrax through the U.S. postal system resulted in...

Idealizing the Other? Western Images of the Japanese Criminal Justice System
June 22, 2004... In psychological terms, the [Japanese] system relies on positive rather than negative reinforcement, emphasizing loving acceptance in exchange for genuine repentance. An analogue of what the Japanese policeman wants the offender to feel is the tearful relief of a child when confession of...