LLRX.com - Ethics

Short Takes: Book Review - Absolute Convictions: My Father, a City, and the Conflict That Divided America

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:35:21 -0700

Beth Wellington reviews and recommends a recently published book that provides perspective on both sides of the contentious social, political and ethical debate surrounding abortion in America.

Features - Criminal Justice Ethics Sources on the Internet

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Criminal Justice Ethics Sources on the Internet

By Ken Strutin

Mass Incarceration and the "Degree of Civilization"

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:30:07 -0700

Ken Strutin - law librarian, criminal defense attorney, and well-known writer and speaker, documents the preeminence of the United States as the world leader in incarceration. He states that incarceration is when a person loses their freedom pending trial or by serving a sentence - and mass incarceration is when millions of people are imprisoned and kept there based on a generation of tough on crime policies. The number of persons behind bars, which is higher in the United States than anywhere in the world, creates a ripple effect throughout the criminal justice system and society at large. This fact has inspired intense study of this punishment by many academic disciplines, public interest institutions and government agencies. His article focuses on selected recent and notable publications from these sources along with a list of current awareness sites.

Animal Rights in the Human Legal System

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:10:41 -0700

The struggle for human rights has gone on for ages, but the story of animal rights has only begun to be told. Ken Strutin's guide is a compilation of new and notable legal resources on animal rights and welfare. Its jurisprudence takes into account the various roles that society has assigned to animals, e.g., companion, servant or object, as well the implications of their participation or use in different sectors of modern life. Some of the key legal areas of confluence include: (1) animal rescue; (2) protective legislation; (3) law enforcement and forensics; (4) elder care and end of life issues; (5) abuse registries; (6) environmental hazards; (7) witness assistants; and (8) development of advanced degrees and specialization in animal law.