Power and Restraint

The Moral Dimensions of Police Work

Michael Feldberg, Howard S. Cohen, Monica M. Moll

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Praeger Publishers Inc
07 April 2021

Police & security services; Legal ethics & professional conduct; Criminal procedure

Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition of the classic casebook on police ethics explores the moral complexities of situations faced by law enforcement officers every day across the United States.

This updated edition of Power and Restraint maintains its place as a leading set of standards for evaluating police behavior. It extends our understanding of the basis of police accountability by grounding it in principles of the social contract and constitutional democracy. It applies the standards of fair access, public trust, public safety first, role discipline, and neutral professionalism to a variety of modern policing situations that help identify best practices and increase understanding of the challenges of policing in 21st-century America.

Power and Restraint first locates itself in the context of other significant studies by scholars from various disciplines on moral issues in police work. Next, it establishes a foundation for moral evaluation of police work grounded in social contract theory as expressed in the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Third, the authors generate five standards derived from the social contract for judging the actions of police. In the second half of the book, the reader is asked to apply these standards to a variety of typical but morally ambiguous policing situations.

By: Michael Feldberg, Howard S. Cohen, Monica M. Moll
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781440877377
ISBN 10: 1440877378
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 07 April 2021
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Howard Cohen, PhD, is senior associate of AASCU Consulting and chancellor emeritus of Purdue University Northwest. Michael Feldberg, PhD, is executive director of the George Washington Institute for Religious Freedom and founder of the Institute for the Humanities and Law Enforcement Training. Monica M. Moll, PhD, is director of public safety at The Ohio State University. She has been a sworn police officer since 1996.