Ethics and Accountability in Criminal Justice: Towards a Universal Standard - THIRD EDITION : Australian Academic Press : 9781925644517 : 1925644510 : 31 Jan 2021 : This is a book of research and policy aimed at raising ethical standards in criminal justice practice. Around the world, corruption continues to undermine the rule of law and the application of due process rights. Misconduct by criminal justice professionals challenges democratic authority and the equality and freedom of ordinary citizens. There is an urgent need for academics, advocates and policymakers to speak with one voice in articulating universal ethical standards and, most importantly, in prescribing systems and techniques that must be in place for criminal justice to be genuinely accountable and as free from misconduct as possible. The focus of the book is on the core components of the criminal justice system ? police, courts and corrections ? and the core groups within this system: sworn police officers; judges, p