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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... increasingly polarised debate about criminal justice . Rutherford divided them into three ' credos ' : punishment believing in the punitive degradation of offenders ; efficiency committed to pragmatic , expedient management ; caring ...
... increasingly globalised , international nature of policing and crime prevention . National boundaries are more and more irrelevant both in the commission of crime and , of necessity , its prevention and detection . Crimes such as drug ...
... for compliance together , there are some grounds for optimism . The cultural change towards increasingly evidenced , audited and in- dependently scrutinised operations is a major one for police forces 134 Policing , Ethics and Human Rights.
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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