| Human Rights and Policing: Standards for Good Behaviour and a Strategy for Change Contributor(s): Crawshaw, Ralph (Author), Williamson, Tom (Author), Devlin, Barry (Author) |
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ISBN: 9041110151 ISBN-13: 9789041110152 Publisher: Kluwer Law International OUR PRICE: $151.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: This is a unique book in that it distils the knowledge, ideas and experience of three police professionals in the cause of a human rights-based approach to policing. The book is written for an audience of police officials, human rights workers with an interest in human rights and policing, and resource persons and teachers responsible for the education of police officials. It provides a concise account and analysis of international human rights standards and best practice appertaining to key areas of policing, and it sets out a clear strategy to bring about change, organisational and thence behavioural, within police organisations. To focus on human rights and best practice in policing is not only important as an end in itself, it is also important as a means of securing effective policing for the support of the community. Effective policing in a democracy is dependent upon police respecting the rule of law and human rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 174.936 |
| LCCN: 98202657 |
| Series: Raoul Wallenberg Institute Professional Guides to Human Righ |
| Physical Information: 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a unique book in that it distils the knowledge, ideas and experience of three police professionals in the cause of a human rights-based approach to policing. The book is written for an audience of police officials, human rights workers with an interest in human rights and policing, and resource persons and teachers responsible for the education of police officials. It provides a concise account and analysis of international human rights standards and best practice appertaining to key areas of policing, and it sets out a clear strategy to bring about change, organisational and thence behavioural, within police organisations. To focus on human rights and best practice in policing is not only important as an end in itself, it is also important as a means of securing effective policing for the support of the community. Effective policing in a democracy is dependent upon police respecting the rule of law and human rights. |