Introducing the fundamentals of ethical theory, Ethics in Criminal Justice: The Search for Truth, 7th Edition, exposes the reader to the ways and means of making moral judgments by exploring the teachings of the great philosophers, sources of criminal justice ethics, and ethical issues in the criminal justice system.

Sam S. Souryal is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice and former Assistant Dean at the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. A former police officer and public manager, Dr. Souryal has taught public administration, organization theory and police management courses at the University of Wisconsin and Sam Houston State University.

John T. Whitehead is Professor Emeritus and former Chair in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University. He completed an MA in Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and earned his MA and PhD in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany. He has taught courses in corrections, criminal justice ethics, and the death penalty. His current book projects are a book on teaching and a book on human relations in law enforcement.

1. Acquainting Yourself with Ethics: A Tour of the Ethics Hall of Fame; 2. Familiarizing Yourself with Ethics: Nature, Definitions, and Categories; 3. Understanding Criminal Justice Ethics: Sources and Sanctions; 4. Meeting the Masters: Ethical Theories, Concepts, and Issues; 5. The Ambivalent Reality: Major Unethical Themes in Criminal Justice Management; 6. Lying and Deception in Criminal Justice; 7. Racial Prejudice and Racial Discrimination; 8. Egoism and the Abuse of Authority; 9. Misguided Loyalties: To Whom, to What, at What Price?; 10. Ethics of Criminal Justice Today: What Is Being Done and What Can Be Done?; 11. Ethics and Police; 12. Ethics and Corrections (Prisons); 13. Ethics of the Courts, Probation, and Parole; 14. The Truth Revealed: Enlightenment and Practical Civility Minimize Criminality