Civilian Oversight of Policing - Governance, Democracy and Human Rights

Zusatztext Each of the contributors has produced clear and interesting discussions on their respective themes. More importantly, these are also very stimulating and thought-provoking chapters. This book constitutes a very useful addition to the existing wealth of information available on policingthose specifically studying the issue of police accountability will find this book invaluable.a well-focused and comprehensive study. The internal and external quality of this book is extremely good. Informationen zum Autor Andrew Goldsmith is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Criminology and Director, Centre for Crime Policy & Research, Flinders University, Australia. Dr Colleen Lewis is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Criminology,School of Political & Social Inquiry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. Klappentext How the police are policed is no longer just a domestic issue. The involvement of police,and other security forces, in systematic abuses of human rights in many developing countries, as well as in so called developed countries, has placed the control of police on a number of international agendas. More and more countries are experimenting with different forms of police accountability and many are turning to civilian oversight bodies in an attempt to improve the process. This book examines recent experiences with, and prospects for, civilian oversight. It looks at how this relatively new method of police accountability has been interpreted and implemented in a wide range of jurisdictions around the world. While looking at recent experiences in countries which have used the civilian oversight process for some years (the United States of America, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and Australia), it also looks at recent attempts to establish civilian oversight bodies in South Africa, Israel, Central and South America and Palestine. Some chapters explain how, in several of these countries, oversight of police conduct is a fundamental governance issues, and relates to concerns about democratisation and rebuilding civil society. Other chapters deal with the complex issue of how to evaluate public complaints mechanisms and the political conditions that enable or frustrate the introduction and maintenance of effective civilian oversight. Zusammenfassung How the police are policed is no longer just a domestic issue. The involvement of police,and other security forces, in systematic abuses of human rights in many developing countries, as well as in so called developed countries, has placed the control of police on a number of international agendas. More and more countries are experimenting with different forms of police accountability and many are turning to civilian oversight bodies in an attempt to improve the process.This book examines recent experiences with, and prospects for, civilian oversight. It looks at how this relatively new method of police accountability has been interpreted and implemented in a wide range of jurisdictions around the world. While looking at recent experiences in countries which have used the civilian oversight process for some years (the United States of America, United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and Australia), it also looks at recent attempts to establish civilian oversight bodies in South Africa, Israel, Central and South America and Palestine. Some chapters explain how, in several of these countries, oversight of police conduct is a fundamental governance issues, and relates to concerns about democratisation and rebuilding civil society. Other chapters deal with the complex issue of how to evaluate public complaints mechanisms and the political conditions that enable or frustrate the introduction and maintenance of effective civilian oversight. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction (Andrew Goldsmith and Colleen Lewis) Section One - Entrenching Civilian Oversight 1. The Politics of Civilian Oversight...

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Goldsmith, Colleen Lewis
• Assisted by: Andrew Goldsmith (Editor), Colleen Lewis (Editor)
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2000
• EAN: 9781841130309
• ISBN: 978-1-84113-030-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law