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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... Patten Commission report went on to say : It is a central proposition of this report that the fundamental purpose of policing should be ... the protection and vindication of the human rights of all ... policing means protecting human ...
... Patten then debated whether these arguments necessarily extended to include sexuality and was reluctant to agree that this was so , on the grounds that the requirement would be too intrusive . Patten's argument rightly identifies that ...
... Patten ( 1999 ) , who was seeking to find a solution to the policing of a divided community , one part of which had largely lost confidence in its police force ... Patten model of accountability ( Patten , 151 Organisational ethics.
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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