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 47
... major ones were as follows : • Cohen and Feldberg ( 1991 ) , who based their principles around the Lockean social contract and the American Constitution ; • Lord Nolan ( 1995 ) , whose report on Standards in Public Life generally has major ...
... major flaw ( ICJ , 1999 ) . However , with RIPA and its Codes and Police Act 1997 , there is a reasonably comprehensive basis for ' legality ' to underpin covert policing and this is a vital step towards ethical and human rights ...
... major source of concern . It also figures as a major debate in the US ( Kleinig , 1996b ) , where the history of race relations and the problem of race - based discrimination has been even more chequered . A number of initiatives had ...
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