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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... involved in or with a responsibility for policing must embrace and apply the ethical standards we want to see reflected throughout the service . The issues raised in this book are complex and wide - ranging . I do not necessarily agree ...
... involved in sado - masochistic group sex . The officer is unmarried and when confronted by his line manager candidly admits that he regularly takes part in such events . He states that what he does in his private life is ' no business ...
... involved lying and rule - breaking by the state , such as may be involved in undercover and participant informant operations ( Zander , 1994 ) . Additionally , proponents of this approach raised serious concerns about the broader ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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