Policing, Ethics and Human Rights

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, and argues that securing and protecting human rights should be a major, if not the major, rationale for public policing.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, by the Rt. Hon. Jack Straw, M.P lntroduction Part 1 1. Ethics in context: policing and its environment in the 21st century 2. The purposes of policing: past, present and future 3. From ethics to principles and practice 4. From ethics to rights Part 2 5. Personal ethics 6. Police performance management - an ethical dilemma? 7. Operational ethics 8. Organisational ethics Part 3 9. Human resource solutions 10. Decision making, codes and control systems 11. 'Auditing' for compliance: a human rights case study 12. Towards ethical policing

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Peter Neyroud is Deputy Chief Constable, West Mercia Constabulary, Vice-chairman of the Association of Chief Police Officers' human rights committee, and a Council Member of 'Justice'.
Alan Beckley is Head of Management Development Training in West Mercia Constabulary, has written extensively on policing issues, and is Editor of the journal Police Research and Management.

Zusammenfassung

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, and argues that securing and protecting human rights should be a major, if not the major, rationale for public policing.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alan Beckley, Beckley Alan, Peter Neyroud, Neyroud Peter
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9781903240168
• ISBN: 978-1-903240-16-8
• Seiten: 256
• Gewicht: 630 g
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Ethical issues and debates, Police and security services