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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... enforcement of the law in a ' zero tolerance ' approach . The force is highly specialised into investigators and intel- ligence staff split into teams . Its uniform staff is used primarily to conduct systematic and targeted ' crackdowns ...
... enforcement officials , the basic principles on the use of force and firearms , standard minimum rules for treatment of prisoners , but also rules affecting children , juvenile justice and treatment of victims . Likewise the Council of ...
... enforcement in the UK . Internationally , the next recorded efforts appear to be in the USA in 1928 from the celebrated work of August Vollmer and his protégé , O.W. Wilson . In 1937 the Federal Bureau of Investigation introduced ' 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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