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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... arguments are important . The lack of congruence between the formal mission and the activity of policing is a major issue that has been widely debated . However , we should not overemphasise the dissonance . Firstly , Bittner argued ...
... argued through both sides of this argument . Combining their analysis produces ten points that demonstrate the shades of grey well : Arguments for accepting gifts and benefits • True gifts or rewards for good service : for Kleinig ...
... argued that rational control systems do not learn as they aim to keep activities on target . By contrast , value - based systems are learning systems . We argue that to begin such an organisation learning process , the police service ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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