The Ethics of Policing and Imprisonment (Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy)

"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."-- Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Molly Gardner, Michael Weber)....Pages 1-6 Punishment and Democratic Rights: A Case Study in Non-ideal Penal Theory (Steven Swartzer)....Pages 7-37 Philosophers in Prison: Students in the Indiana Women’s Prison College Program Reflect on Philosophical Theories of Punishment (Mariam Kazanjian)....Pages 39-49 How Many Police Shootings Are Tragic Mistakes? How Many Can We Tolerate? (Christian Coons)....Pages 51-61 The Ethics of Policing: A Feminist Proposal (Julinna Oxley)....Pages 63-86 Policing and Racial Discrimination: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bath Water (Douglas Husak)....Pages 87-107 The Case Against Jails (Richard L. Lippke)....Pages 109-128 Restorative Justice and Punitive Restoration (Thom Brooks)....Pages 129-150 The Racial Politics of US Gun Policy (Amanda Gailey)....Pages 151-167 Destabilizing Conceptions of Violence (Lori Gruen, Clyde Meikle, Andre Pierce)....Pages 169-186 Criminal Process as Mutual Accountability: Mass Incarceration, Carcerality, and Abolition (Stephen Darwall, William Darwall)....Pages 187-212 Back Matter ....Pages 213-216