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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... Macpherson and how they might be applied to one area of operational policing - stop and search . We will seek to draw some conclusions for the wider policing of diversity at the end of this section . The policing of racial diversity has ...
... Macpherson's verdict of ' institutional racism ' by the police needs to be seen . In an important section of the inquiry report he linked this to four factors : • The actual investigation into Stephen Lawrence's death , including the ...
... Macpherson's approach was that the basis of the judgement had moved from the avowed intent of officers and managers to the outcomes of their policies and operational practice . This shift is doubly significant in the light of human ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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