Human Rights and Policing

by Crawshaw, Ralph; Cullen, Stuart; Williamson, Tom

• ISBN13: 9789004154377
• ISBN10: 900415437X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-15
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff

Summary

This is a second, thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a book that has four clear objectives: to provide a concise account and analysis of international human rights and humanitarian law standards relevant to policing; to set out arguments for compliance with those standards; to show how they may be met in two key areas of policing, interviewing suspects of crime, and policing in times of armed conflict, disturbance and tension; and to make practical recommendations on the management of police agencies. Good practice on interviewing suspects and on policing conflict is included because they are areas of policing where human rights are most at risk. Good management practice is included because intelligent management by enlightened leaders is necessary to secure effective, lawful and humane policing.

Table of Contents

The democratic framework - law and ethics
The international system for the protection of human rights	p. 3
Human rights and policing	p. 19
Human rights, democracy and policing	p. 41
Human rights and police ethics	p. 57
Policing conflict : humanity and force
The law of rights and the law of conflict	p. 73
Types of conflict and rules of behaviour	p. 95
The right to life	p. 119
The use of force by police	p. 143
The treatment of suspects - decency and detention
The phenomenon of torture	p. 161
The prohibition of torture and ill-treatment under international law	p. 173
The rights of detainees	p. 199
International norms and standards on interviewing	p. 213
Investigative interviewing : professionalism and best practice
Why ordinary people get involved with terrorism, civil conflict and torture	p. 229
Investigative interviewing : a professional approach to investigations	p. 243
Investigative interviewing : best practice in questioning witnesses and suspects	p. 251
Methods to secure good practice - supervision, monitoring and training	p. 259
Policing conflict, disturbance and tension - preventive and reactive responses
Understanding conflict, and strategies for prevention	p. 271
Conflict - command, planning and operations	p. 297
Post conflict - strategies for peace and security	p. 321
Police organizations - strategy for management and change
Policing, democracy and reform	p. 351
Managing people for change	p. 361
Managing the process of change	p. 383
Professional standards	p. 405
The effective organisation	p. 421
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