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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... complex and shifting ' New World Order ' . The nation state has not ceased to be the main focus of identity , but its ability to control and influence change is reducing . The absence of an effective replacement has led Horsman and ...
... complex . One aspect is almost certainly the discrediting of socialism and the search for an alternative , inclusive , political philosophy in the centre left ( Gearty and Tomkins , 1996 ) . Secondly , the globalisation of late ...
... complex aspect of the conflict between the rights is the growing debate about the rights of victims and the balance with suspect rights . The European Court has increasingly recognised the importance of the victim's position , according ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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