Policing, Ethics and Human RightsWillan, 2001 - 240 pages Ethical and human rights issues have assumed an increasingly high profile in the wake of miscarriages of justice, racism (Lawrence Inquiry), incompetence and corruption - in both Britain and overseas. At the same time the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998 in England and Wales will have a major impact on policing, challenging many of the assumptions about how policing is carried out. This book aims to provide an accessible introduction to the key issues surrounding ethics in policing, linking this to recent developments and new human rights legislation. It sets out a powerful case for a modern 'ethical policing' approach. Policing, Ethics and Human Rights argues that securing and protecting human rights should be a major, if not the major, rationale for public policing. |
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... Constable that he is pro- posing to set up a Freemasons Lodge exclusively for police officers and retired police officers . The Chief Constable responds by thank- ing him for his openness and asking him to encourage his fellow ...
... Constable ( or the Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police ) is the professional head of the police force in each geographic area , with responsibility for the ' direction and control ' ( Police and Magistrates ' Courts Act , 1994 ) of ...
... constable is a fundamentally important member of the training process as he or she will provide the all - important ... constables nor are they given any training in police ethics or educationally sound guidance on vocational assessments ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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