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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... seeking to develop standards in the more controversial areas such as covert policing ( ICJ , 1999 ) . The reasons ... seek to provide an overview of human rights in theory and practice , which can be applied in the second part of the ...
... seeks to support the positive values by enhancing officer safety , increasing the risks of misconduct , emphasising the ... seeking to develop the virtues of honesty and the ethics of integrity . Furthermore , the four track approach to ...
... seeking to establish and reinforce new patterns of behaviour through training , communication and policy lines ( Nicholson , 1993 ) . The complexities and difficulties of ' programmatic change ' are significant , not least because of ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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