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14The conscientious advocate and client perjuryCriminal Justice Ethics 5 (2): 3-15. 1986.No abstract
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46Freewill and Determinism (review)Philosophical Studies (Dublin) 18 (n/a): 260-262. 1969.The distinctiveness of this addition to the already vast literature on the freewill controversy is shown by its subtitle. Professor Franklin believes that what is ultimately at stake in the debate is not conceptual clarification, but our fundamental values and conception of man. Paraphrasing Hare: to justify a position completely, we have to give a complete specification of the way of life of which it is a part.
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12T0. The Concept of DesertIn Louis P. Pojman & Owen McLeod (eds.), What Do We Deserve?: A Reader on Justice and Desert, Oxford University Press. pp. 84. 1999.
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9Ethical Challenges for Intervening in Drug Use: Policy, Research, and Treatment IssuesCriminal Justice Ethics 26 (2): 72. 2007.
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Megan's Law: Community Notification of the Release of Sex OffendersCriminal Justice Ethics 14 (2): 3-4. 1995.
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31The fourth chapter of mill's utilitarianismAustralasian Journal of Philosophy 48 (2). 1970.The arguments of the fourth chapter of 'utilitarianism' have been given considerable attention in recent years. the present article suggests that the major (and most controversial) part of the chapter is concerned not so much with the proof as with the kind of proof to which the principle of utility is susceptible. it is argued that the chapter progresses in an orderly manner to outline the kinds of considerations which would be necessary to show (a) that happiness is desirable as an end; (b) th…Read more
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15Compulsory schoolingJournal of Philosophy of Education 15 (2). 1981.John Kleinig; Compulsory Schooling, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Volume 15, Issue 2, 30 May 2006, Pages 191–203, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9752.1981.
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37This volume explores at length the contours of an important and troubling virtue -- its cognates, contrasts, and perversions; its strengths and weaknesses; its awkward relations with universal morality; its oppositional form and limits; as well as the ways in which it functions invarious associative connections, such as friendship and familial relations, organizations and professions.
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180The Ethics of Policing (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 1996.This book is the most systematic, comprehensive and philosophically sophisticated discussion of police ethics yet published. It offers an in-depth analysis of the ethical values that police, as servants of the community, should uphold as they go about their task. The book considers the foundations and purpose of police authority in broad terms but also tackles specific problems such as accountability, the use of force, deceptive stratagems used to gain information or trap the criminally intentio…Read more
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113Legitimate and Illegitimate Uses of Police ForceCriminal Justice Ethics 33 (2): 83-103. 2014.Utilizing a contractualist framework for understanding the basis and limits for the use of force by police, this article offers five limiting principles—respect for status as moral agents, proportionality, minimum force necessary, ends likely to be accomplished, and appropriate motivation—and then discusses uses of force that violate or risk violating those principles. These include, but are not limited to, unseemly invasions, strip searches, perp walks, handcuffing practices, post-chase apprehe…Read more
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79The Ethical Perils of Knowledge AcquisitionCriminal Justice Ethics 28 (2): 201-222. 2009.At first blush, there would seem to be few ethical problems with knowledge acquisition in a law enforcement context. For that context is one of public safety and criminal justice, both worthy ends,...
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24Handled with Discretion: Ethical Issues in Police Decision Making (edited book)Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 1996.Criticisms of how police exercise their authority are neither new nor uncommon. Police officers have considerable power, and they often must draw on that power in complex and pressing circumstances. This collection of essays by fifteen leading specialists in ethics and criminal justice examines the nature of police discretion and its many varieties. The essays explore the kinds of judgment calls police officers frequently must make: When should they get involved? Whom should they watch? What con…Read more
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)Retired faculty
New York City, New York, United States of America
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Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy of Law |
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