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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... impact of police officers harming those in their custody . The two tests allow the balancing of the duties and interests of each party . In a similar way , the four tracks and the principles provide a means of identifying and informing ...
... impact of the act of receiving on the officer's honesty and integrity that would be at issue . The four tracks would seem to suggest a fairly restrictive test for the acceptance of gifts , gratuities or sponsorship . Motivation and impact ...
... impact change programme It is clear that in seeking to promote change in organisational settings , the ACPO human rights sub - committee has recognised the value of a ' multiple - impact ' programme , in order to make a real difference ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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