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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... professional identity and a recognisable body of policing skills emerged . Reiner ( 1985 ) has argued that securing support for this new ' professional police ' rested on seven main foundations : • The creation of a bureaucratic ...
... professional is either an oppressive representative of the ruling class or a member of an inefficient cartel ... professional is the rise of mana- gerialism . Waddington has argued that management strategies , such as policing by ...
... professional ' with more and more detailed rules , ' intrusive supervision ' ( HMIC , 1999a ) and ' command and control ' hierarchies . Instead , like our ' police clinician ' , he advocated more freedom for professional judgement ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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