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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... society , providing police service is a fundamental duty of government ... the moral basis of police work can be found in the moral basis of government itself ' . Working from that starting point , we shall concentrate here on four ...
... society being policed . Development of officers ' personal morality . Kingshott concluded that officers would not actively oppose a code and he proposed that the introduction of a code would have benefits for ( i ) the individual , ( ii ) ...
... Society and its Enemies . London : Routledge . Public Services Productivity Panel ( 2000 ) ' Improving police performance : a new approach to measuring police efficiency ' . London : HM Treasury . Puddephatt , A. ( 1999 ) ' Human rights ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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