Recorded, March 25, 2024
Broadcast, April 7, 2024
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Police lie. We know this. They do so to motivate confession, to hide undercover, and to solve cases, but is this morally acceptable? How many lies are they entitled to tell and what happens when their deceit undermines our trust in them? On this episode of Why?, we explore whether the deceptions of law-enforcement are compatible with justice, and whether dishonesty violates the social contract.
Luke William Hunt is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama. He has a law degree and is a former FBI Agent. He is the author of three books on police ethics, most recently, Police Deception and Dishonesty: The Logic of Lying.
This is Luke’s second time on Why? Radio. He joined us back in 2018 for “What are the limits of police power?” when his first book came out.
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