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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... Understanding the purposes of policing is vital in any debate about its ethics . It is particularly important at a time of organisational transition and crisis , which , like earlier such milestones ( Scarman , 1982 ) , has provoked a ...
... Understanding and controlling police abuse of force ' in Geller , W.A. and Toch , H. ( eds . ) Police Violence : understanding and controlling police abuse of force . New Haven and London : Yale University Press . Gensler , H. ( 1998 ) ...
... understanding the dark side of policing . Prospect Heights , Illinois : Waveland . Kay , J. ( 1997 ) ' No plans to govern ' , New Statesman , 16 May 1997 . Keenan , T. ( 2000 ) ' Fit for the job ? ' People Management , 25 May 2000 : 34 ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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