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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... priorities Key surveys , such as the Operational Policing Review ( Joint Consultative Committee , 1990 ) have identified a broad range of public priorities , not always well matched to the realities . They showed the high priority the ...
... priorities . The inspector has to decide whether to concentrate on existing priorities and explain this to the residents or consider diverting resources to meet their demands at the expense of other priorities . Case study 4 : Tactical ...
... priorities for policing . The national objectives for policing are shown in Figure 6.5 below . Each of these objectives are supported by PIs . As can be seen from Figure 6.5 , national objectives ( and their associated PIs ) have ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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