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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... outcome for the father , the daughter or the wider community . In seeking to overcome such dilemmas , Ross proposed that , rather than exceptionless duties , there should be ' prima facie duties ' ( Ross , 1930 ) . He suggested seven ...
... Outcome Police officers were interested in positive policing outcomes without regard to the legality or objective ethics of the conduct in question . In relation to our earlier discussion of ethics , this suggests , as Cohen has argued ...
... Outcome controls depend on policy appro- priateness , demand for services , the adequacy of resources , and the effectiveness of their allocation and utilisation . Outcome controls will usually be qualitative because of the complexity ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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