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.

Ethical and human rights issues have assumed an increasingly high profile in the wake of miscarriages of justice, racism, incompetence and corruption both in Britain and overseas. This title aims to provide an accessible introduction to the key issues surrounding ethics in policing, linking this to recent developments and human rights legislation. It is divided into three parts, putting ethics in the context of changes in Britain and international policing, analyzing the purpose and aims of poicing, setting out a framework for the discussion of ethics and human rights. Part two discusses ethics in relation to four categories of values - personal, organizational, quality and conumerism and societal and part three examines and critically reviews approaches to value drive change, recruiting, training and compliance audit models and ethical codes which have been used to try an achieve an ethical and professional police service.

Crime, Deviance and Society: An Introduction to Sociological Criminology offers a comprehensive introduction to criminological theory. The book introduces readers to key sociological theories, such as anomie and strain, and examines how traditional approaches have influenced the ways in which crime and deviance are constructed. It provides a nuanced account of contemporary theories and debates, and includes chapters covering feminist criminology, critical masculinities, cultural criminology, green criminology, and postcolonial theory, among others. Case studies in each chapter demonstrate how sociological theories can manifest within and influence the criminal justice system and social policy. Each chapter also features margin definitions and timelines of contributions to key theories, reflection questions and end-of-chapter questions that prompt students reflection. Written by an expert team of academics from Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Crime, Deviance and Society is a highly engaging and accessible introduction to the field for students of criminology and criminal justice.