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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Peter Neyroud, Alan Beckley. Figure 2.2 The Statement of Common Purpose and Values The purpose of the police service is to uphold the law fairly and firmly ; to prevent crime ; to pursue and bring to justice those who break the law ; to ...
... The third member of the tripartite structure is the Home Secretary , who has a duty to promote the efficiency of the Police Service as a whole . The Police Department in the Home Office formulates national policy , while Her Majesty's ...
... the Home Secretary , the ( elected ) secretary of state responsible for the police service . • P3 is the Chancellor of the Exchequer , who exercises policy control through the Treasury . • P4 is the ( partly elected , partly appointed ) ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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