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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 31
... identified a broad range of public priorities , not always well matched to the realities . They showed the high priority the public accorded reassurance in the form of response to emergencies and foot patrol , higher even than the ...
... identified six types of management control that he classified into two groups that we shall call , for simplicity , rational and values - based . Most organisations display a rhetoric of rational , instrumental control systems based on ...
... identified as representing a critical risk of challenge ( for example : custody , child protection , firearms , mental health , covert policing , etc ) . From such audits it was possible to determine levels of ' potential ' compliance ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
20 other sections not shown