What Is Ethics? Introduction Ethical Theories The Study of Ethics Utilitarianism: The Greater Good Deontological Ethics: Obligation and Intention Comparing Approaches for Forensic Science Ethical Decision Making Framework for Ethical Decisions Rule 1: Inherent Good Surpasses Noninherent Good Rule 2: Noninherent Evil Surpasses Inherent Evil Rule 3: When Selecting between Levels of Good or Evil, Select the Highest Good or the Lowest Evil Result of Decisions The Ethics of the Criminal Justice Culture Introduction Recruitment Culture Ethics of Criminal Justice Ethics Training Unethical Behavior Sources of Pressure for the Forensic Scientist Ethics in the Courtroom: The Scientist¿s Perspective Introduction Role of Attorneys Attorney¿Expert Relationship Misconduct Examples of Misconduct Duke Lacrosse Case, 2006 Federal Prosecutors, 2007 Research Ethics in Science Introduction Science, Technology, and Society Research and Publication Ethics in Science and Research Misconduct Ethics in Forensic Science Introduction Crime Scene Laboratory Role of the Scientific Expert Witness Qualification Admissibility of Scientific Evidence The Frye Case The Daubert Case Parameters Misconduct Unethical Behavior: The Fork in the Road Introduction Unethical Behavior Motivation Justification Consequences Whistle-Blowing Good Examples of Bad Behavior O. J. Simpson Case Case Studies False Credentials (Associated Press 2007a) Misleading Degree (Moran 2006) Abuse of Power (North 2001) Supporting a Habit (Huicochea 2008) "Errors" (Armstrong 2007) Prosecutor Pressure (Moxley 2008) Detroit (Clickondetroit.com 2008) Procedure (Johnson 2008) Fingerprints (Associated Press 2008) Personal Gain (Bone 2007) Research (Associated Press 2006) FBI Whistle-Blower Notorious Examples Every Forensic Scientist Should Know Fred Zain Michael West Kathleen Lundy Allison Lancaster David Petersen Joyce Gilcrist Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory Codes of Ethics Introduction National Forensic Center Developing Codes of Ethics Purpose Council of Scientific Society Presidents Study of Codes of Ethics Familiarity with Codes of Ethics The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Article II. Code of Ethics and Conduct The American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) Rules of Professional Conduct American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors The International Association for Identification (IAI) An Ethical Approach to Forensic Professionalism Introduction Education Competence Professions and Professionalism Awareness National Academy of Sciences Report Bibliography Appendices Index.