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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... responsibility for their part ( Macpherson , 1999 ) . Glover demonstrated this more dramatically in his study of the moral history of the twentieth century ( Glover , 1999 ) . In particular , he discussed how , as warfare has become ...
... ( Responsibility and honesty ) Accountability and redress : ( Responsibility and stewardship ) Representative and fair access Deliver safety and security Non - partisan objectivity Fair access to their services to service : Appropriate ...
... responsibility within an ethical framework . We argued that the hierarchical military model sat uneasily with the personal responsibility and evidenced decision - making that the new human rights regime demanded . We argued that the ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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