EAN: 9783319977690

THE ETHICS OF POLICING AND IMPRISONMENT GEBUNDEN

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.

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