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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... utilitarian ' theory : classical , ' act ' or ' direct ' utilitarianism , which is usually associated with the nineteenth century British philosophers Bentham , Mill and Sidgwick ; rule utilitarianism ; utilitarianism of interests ...
... utilitarianism introduces a set of rules - such as not convicting the innocent or torturing suspects into the utility equation . Instead of weighing solely the utility of each action , it is necessary to weigh the precedent it sets and ...
... utilitarian , the Four Tracks model would force consideration of a wider set of arguments , placing duty alongside care , utility alongside virtue . The method of distinguishing between choices would still be largely utilitarian - very ...
Contents
Transition or crisis? | 11 |
what do the police actually do? | 26 |
From ethics to principles and practice | 37 |
Copyright | |
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