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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... Europe , membership of the Council of Europe has become an essential step to statehood and recognition . The European Court has seen a burgeoning caseload brought by citizens from both developed and emerging democracies to enforce their ...
... Council of Europe Declaration on the Police Policing Standards UN code of conduct for law enforcement officials To fulfil the duties imposed on them by the law Article 1 To respect human Article 2 dignity and uphold Council of Europe ...
... European Convention and its case law is readily accessible through the Council of Europe website at www.echr.coe.int . Kamenka and Erh - Soon - Tay ( Human Rights , 1978 ) provide a series of articles on the development of human rights ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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