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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... important complement to ' justice ' and emphasises what Glover has described as the natural human responses of care toward each other ( Glover , 1999 ) . It emphasises ' interdependence ' which we have argued above is an increasingly ...
... important , raising intriguing questions as to whether public policing will be seen as the key arbitrator in horizontal rights disputes . Rights , consumers , democracy and the rule of law The third aspect of human rights that is important ...
... important to look behind the formal framework . If we divide it into internal and external controls , the following are important qualifications . Internal There are six main areas of internal controls : frontline supervision ; internal ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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