ch. 1. Acquainting yourself with ethics : a tour of the ethics hall of fame -- ch. 2. Familiarizing yourself with ethics : nature, definitions, and categories -- ch. 3. Understanding criminal justice ethics : sources and sanctions -- ch. 4. Meeting the masters : ethical theories, concepts, and issues -- ch. 5. The ambivalent reality : major unethical themes in criminal justice management -- ch. 6. Lying and deception in criminal justice -- ch. 7. Racial prejudice and racial discrimination -- ch. 8. Egoism and the abuse of authority -- ch. 9. Misguided loyalties : to whom, to what, at what price? -- ch. 10. Ethics of criminal justice today : what is being done and what can be done? -- ch. 11. Ethics and police -- ch. 12. Ethics and corrections (prisons) -- ch. 13. Ethics of probation and parole -- ch. 14. The truth revealed : enlightenment and practical civility minimize criminality.