Police, Prosecutors, Courts, and the Constitution: Toward Ending the "Awful But Lawful" Era

MacLean, Charles E., Densley, James A.

  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2024-09-28
  • 售價: $4,020
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$3,819
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 178
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 3031390849
  • ISBN-13: 9783031390845
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商品描述

This book delves into a multitude of practices that, although deemed "lawful" by courts, are undeniably "awful" and unethical. From police officers employing deceit to extract confessions or consent to search, to prosecutors manipulating innocent individuals to relinquish their rights and plead guilty, to excessive force by law enforcement, these practices erode public trust in the criminal legal system and deny justice to those affected.

With a critical examination of these deeply flawed tactics, this volume goes beneath the surface to explore their profound impact on the ethical standards and emotional health of justice system practitioners. It forcefully argues for a reclaiming of The Social Contract and for peace officers and prosecutors to unequivocally reject these unethical methods and recognize the urgent need for a criminal justice system that truly embodies ethics and fairness.

This work equips police officers, prosecutors, judges, and legislators with invaluable research, enabling them to actively advocate for a transformed system that ethically serves justice for all in the post-George Floyd era.


商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書深入探討了許多雖然被法院視為「合法」的做法,但無可否認地是「可怕」且不道德的。從警察使用欺騙手段來提取供詞或獲得搜索同意,到檢察官操控無辜者放棄權利並認罪,再到執法機關的過度使用武力,這些做法侵蝕了公眾對刑事法律系統的信任,並剝奪了受影響者的正義。

本書對這些深具缺陷的戰術進行了批判性的檢視,深入探討了它們對司法系統從業者的倫理標準和情感健康的深遠影響。書中強烈主張應重新確立社會契約,並要求和平官員和檢察官毫不含糊地拒絕這些不道德的方法,認識到迫切需要一個真正體現倫理和公平的刑事司法系統。

本書為警察、檢察官、法官和立法者提供了寶貴的研究資料,使他們能夠積極倡導一個在喬治·弗洛伊德事件後時代中,能夠倫理地為所有人服務的轉型系統。

作者簡介

Dr. Charles E. "Chuck" MacLean is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro State University in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA, and Lecturer in Constitutional Law at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA. MacLean began his full-time teaching career in 2010 after serving twenty years as a state felony prosecutor. He is the author or co-author of four books, including Justice for All: Reforming American Criminal Justice (2022), plus 35 articles, 46 essays and book chapters, and 8 amicus briefs to the United States Supreme Court. He has been quoted in numerous media outlets, including the American Bar Association Journal, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Corriere della Sera, and USA Today. In addition to teaching undergraduate criminal justice courses, MacLean has taught criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, evidence, and other courses at law schools in Indiana, Minnesota, and Tennessee. MacLean earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law and his doctorate from the Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. James Densley is Professor and Chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Metro State University, USA. Densley has received global media attention for his work on street gangs, criminal networks, violence, and policing. He is the author or co-author of eight books, including the acclaimed, The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic, more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in leading scientific journals, as well as over 100 book chapters, essays, and other works in outlets such as The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Densley earned his doctorate in sociology from the University of Oxford. He is a former middle school special education teacher and in 2017 he was awarded the Points of Light Award for outstanding community volunteerism by the UK Prime Minister.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Dr. Charles E. 'Chuck' MacLean 是美國明尼蘇達州布魯克林公園的Metro State University犯罪學與刑事司法學院的教授,以及美國威斯康辛州厄爾克萊爾大學的憲法法學講師。MacLean於2010年開始全職教學生涯,此前他擔任了二十年的州重罪檢察官。他是四本書的作者或合著者,包括《Justice for All: Reforming American Criminal Justice》(2022),以及35篇文章、46篇隨筆和書章,還有8份提交給美國最高法院的友方意見書。他的言論曾被多家媒體引用,包括美國律師協會期刊、加拿大廣播公司、《晚郵報》和《今日美國》。除了教授本科的刑事司法課程外,MacLean還在印第安納州、明尼蘇達州和田納西州的法學院教授刑法、憲法刑事程序、證據及其他課程。MacLean獲得了威廉米切爾法學院的法學學位,並在Nova Southeastern University獲得博士學位。

Dr. James Densley 是美國Metro State University犯罪學與刑事司法學院的教授及主任。Densley因其在街頭幫派、犯罪網絡、暴力和警務方面的研究而受到全球媒體的關注。他是八本書的作者或合著者,包括備受讚譽的《The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic》,以及在領先的科學期刊上發表的50多篇同行評審文章,還有超過100篇書章、隨筆及其他作品,發表於《洛杉磯時報》、《紐約時報》、《今日美國》、《華爾街日報》和《華盛頓郵報》等媒體。Densley在牛津大學獲得社會學博士學位。他曾是一名中學特殊教育教師,並於2017年獲得英國首相頒發的卓越社區志願服務的Points of Light Award。