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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... competencies Exley lists are attri- butes the police service should be seeking in recruits , but she says that competencies needed by recruits may differ from job to job . The list also looks similar to that proposed by Goleman ( 1996 ) ...
... competency - based and values - based , are not mutually ex- clusive - many of the competencies reflect organisational values . The key for ethical policing is their emphasis on consistent standards and an ability to define the ...
... competencies and the reader may make their own choice on this subject . There are few publications on the specific subject of police competencies , recruitment and selection , but books such as Goleman's Emotional Intelligence ( 1996 ) ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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