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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... social control ' provides a more limited view of policing as ' an aspect of social control processes involving surveillance and sanctions intended to ensure the security of the social order ' ( Reiner , 1997 : 1008 ) . The role of ...
... social engineers ' The ' social engineers ' are pursuing ' determined crime prevention ' ( Bayley , 1994 ) . The aim is to create stable communities and the police take the lead in defining the solutions to arrive at such communities ...
... social engineers have difficulty meeting the expectations for crime detection and rapid response to incidents . Moreover , the ' problem solving approach ' with its emphasis on analysis sits uneasily with the experience- and action ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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