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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Page 127
... effective in investigating serious and volume crime ( Eck , 1983 and Matthews , 1996 ) , provided that its use is clearly focused ( Knight , 1995 ) . It cannot simply be a matter of effectiveness of covert policing methods - they must ...
... effective in investigating serious and volume crime ( Eck , 1983 and Matthews , 1996 ) , provided that its use is clearly focused ( Knight , 1995 ) . It cannot simply be a matter of effectiveness of covert policing methods - they must ...
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... effective policing strategy ( Home Office , 1998a ) . Opportunities • To achieve more effective use of police resources by better targeting and professional skills ( Quinton and Bland , 1999 ) . • Better training and situational skills ...
... effective policing strategy ( Home Office , 1998a ) . Opportunities • To achieve more effective use of police resources by better targeting and professional skills ( Quinton and Bland , 1999 ) . • Better training and situational skills ...
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... effective code of ethics is also a prerequisite of developing a more effective approach to decision making . This has some urgency , because as we already emphasized , from the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998 it will be ...
... effective code of ethics is also a prerequisite of developing a more effective approach to decision making . This has some urgency , because as we already emphasized , from the commencement of the Human Rights Act 1998 it will be ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
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