Policy Press

Towards Ethical Policing

By Dominic Wood

Published

Apr 1, 2020

Page count

184 pages

Browse the series

Key Themes in Policing

ISBN

978-1447345596

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Apr 1, 2020

Page count

184 pages

Browse the series

Key Themes in Policing

ISBN

978-1447345589

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Apr 1, 2020

Page count

184 pages

Browse the series

Key Themes in Policing

ISBN

978-1447345619

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Apr 1, 2020

Page count

184 pages

Browse the series

Key Themes in Policing

ISBN

978-1447345619

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press
Towards Ethical Policing

With debate about police ethics intensifying, this stimulating book considers afresh the fundamental role of officers and their relations with society.

• It is a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to ethical policing, taking a moral philosophical perspective to the evidence base and literature on the subject.

• Leading contemporary thinker Dominic Wood tackles the ethical issues of policing as a matter of compliance and discipline and reviews them in the context of contemporary challenges in policing and the wider criminal justice framework.

• From the parameters of moral policing to the role of human rights and to embedding ethics within police operations, this is a thorough overview of the subject of police ethics and legitimacy, and a springboard for further research and analysis.

A timely contribution to discussions about the police and their legitimacy, this is essential reading for all those studying, teaching and leading the profession.

Dominic Wood is the Head of School of Law, Criminal Justice and Policing at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Introduction

Establishing the parameters of ethical policing

From ethical neutrality to principled policing

The role of human rights in providing the basis for good policing

Justice as fairness, procedural justice and police legitimacy

Ethical policing in practice – consequences matter

Embedding ethics within police practice

Concluding remarks