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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... debate that has been intertwined with a debate about human rights . As the 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 ...
... debate ( Bellamy , 1999 ) . This means that the individual or group's challenge drives the debate , rather than the democratic process . 5 Balancing the rights of victims and suspects For policing , the most complex aspect of the ...
... debate about stop and search and the wider debate about policing diversity is an important change to one of policing's long held assumptions , that good policing is about delivering the same service to everyone . This version of the ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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