Enforcing Ethics
A Scenario-Based Workbook for Decisions in Criminal Justice
(Fifth Edition)
©2025, 188 pages
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Enforcing Ethics: A Scenario-Based Workbook for Decisions in Criminal Justice, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the critical importance of ethical conduct within law enforcement. This book dissects the multifaceted role of ethics in policing and corrections, examining the factors contributing to unethical behavior and the impact of these actions on public trust and service. It serves as both a scholarly examination and a practical guide for integrating ethical principles into law enforcement practices.
The text navigates through topics such as understanding ethics in detail and the repercussions of unethical decisions. It also goes beyond the individual, presenting case studies in professional conduct and discretionary decision-making. Additionally, it offers in-depth discourse on profiling biases and excessive force, culminating in strategies for promoting ethical behavior within law enforcement agencies.
The fifth edition has been robustly updated throughout, including two brand-new chapters (on mental health and mass media / social media), 15 new case studies, and contemporary thought-provoking high-profile cases that address a variety of concerns in the law enforcement profession.
Enforcing Ethics is ideal for programs in criminal justice, law enforcement, and ethics. Students and professionals alike will benefit from its examination of ethical challenges, providing a robust foundation for navigating the ethical dilemmas faced in modern law enforcement careers.
The text navigates through topics such as understanding ethics in detail and the repercussions of unethical decisions. It also goes beyond the individual, presenting case studies in professional conduct and discretionary decision-making. Additionally, it offers in-depth discourse on profiling biases and excessive force, culminating in strategies for promoting ethical behavior within law enforcement agencies.
The fifth edition has been robustly updated throughout, including two brand-new chapters (on mental health and mass media / social media), 15 new case studies, and contemporary thought-provoking high-profile cases that address a variety of concerns in the law enforcement profession.
Enforcing Ethics is ideal for programs in criminal justice, law enforcement, and ethics. Students and professionals alike will benefit from its examination of ethical challenges, providing a robust foundation for navigating the ethical dilemmas faced in modern law enforcement careers.
Dr. Debbie Goodman is a Nationally Recognized Expert Criminologist, Professor, Author, Radio Talk Show Host, & Expert Contributor on TV, Media Platforms, Podcasts & Radio. She is an Associate Professor of the Criminal Justice degree program at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. She is the published author of numerous academic books used worldwide.
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"This is a great textbook that offers real-life scenarios that students love. Students are excited engaging and eager to learn when we discuss case studies."
Katina Whorton, Dillard University
"The text applies ethics to a variety of areas that have been inadequately covered or completely ignored in other ethics texts. The author distills ethics down to the fundamental core elements to make the topic accessible to students who may struggle with some of the philosophical foundations of the discipline. The interactive, workbook feel of the text is appropriate for undergraduate students and professionals in the field alike. The two chapters of scenarios and ethical dilemmas will make for the most dynamic class discussions ever to be had in an ethics class. This text should be required reading for all officer training courses and professional development in criminal justice ethics."
Kenethia McIntosh Fuller, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
"Enforcing Ethics 5/e provides the student with a comprehensive illustration of issues facing the contemporary criminal justice system. The author is able to bring forth valuable examples that are applicable in the modern policing world and allows learners to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to the educational environment."
Darren K. Stocker, Cape Cod Community College
"Dr. Goodman’s Enforcing Ethics book provides students with practical application and development of their ethical core. Using a scenario based approach to support learning, students are able to evaluate tough ethical decisions and explore how their decisions can impact how the public views those decisions."
Deborah Barrett, MS, South Piedmont Community College
"Easy and approachable, this is a good primer for ethics within law enforcement. Multiple case analyses and hypothetical situations allow students to delve into the practical realities of recognizing bad behavior and personally performing ethically themselves."
Jaycynda Trifone-Woodruff, Esq., California State University, Northridge
"The text provides highly applicable examples and practical applications for the learner."
Dr. Kimberly Bartasavage, Warner University
"Mental health and ethics in law enforcement are not often discussed together. This text introduces a much-needed conversation on how stress and trauma can impact ethical decision-making."
Maxine L. Bryant, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
"This text provides a clear and direct approach for those is the criminal justice profession to understand the need for ethical behavior and what is takes to achieve it."
Roger Bonner, Ph.D., University of Saint Mary
Katina Whorton, Dillard University
"The text applies ethics to a variety of areas that have been inadequately covered or completely ignored in other ethics texts. The author distills ethics down to the fundamental core elements to make the topic accessible to students who may struggle with some of the philosophical foundations of the discipline. The interactive, workbook feel of the text is appropriate for undergraduate students and professionals in the field alike. The two chapters of scenarios and ethical dilemmas will make for the most dynamic class discussions ever to be had in an ethics class. This text should be required reading for all officer training courses and professional development in criminal justice ethics."
Kenethia McIntosh Fuller, Ph.D., The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
"Enforcing Ethics 5/e provides the student with a comprehensive illustration of issues facing the contemporary criminal justice system. The author is able to bring forth valuable examples that are applicable in the modern policing world and allows learners to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to the educational environment."
Darren K. Stocker, Cape Cod Community College
"Dr. Goodman’s Enforcing Ethics book provides students with practical application and development of their ethical core. Using a scenario based approach to support learning, students are able to evaluate tough ethical decisions and explore how their decisions can impact how the public views those decisions."
Deborah Barrett, MS, South Piedmont Community College
"Easy and approachable, this is a good primer for ethics within law enforcement. Multiple case analyses and hypothetical situations allow students to delve into the practical realities of recognizing bad behavior and personally performing ethically themselves."
Jaycynda Trifone-Woodruff, Esq., California State University, Northridge
"The text provides highly applicable examples and practical applications for the learner."
Dr. Kimberly Bartasavage, Warner University
"Mental health and ethics in law enforcement are not often discussed together. This text introduces a much-needed conversation on how stress and trauma can impact ethical decision-making."
Maxine L. Bryant, Ph.D., Georgia Southern University
"This text provides a clear and direct approach for those is the criminal justice profession to understand the need for ethical behavior and what is takes to achieve it."
Roger Bonner, Ph.D., University of Saint Mary
