Principled policing : protecting the public with integrity / John Alderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alderson, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police ethics.

Police administration.

Police.

Police-community relations.

Police--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hampshire, England : Waterside Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through a description of what he calls "high police", and by way of examples from around the world, the author of this book advocates the creation of a code of principles designed to act as a touchstone for police everywhere.

Contents:

""About the author""; ""Copyright and publication details""; ""Preface""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Dedication""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Theories and Principles""; ""1. Police, Government and Society: A Search for Principles""; ""2. The People's Peace""; ""3. The Police Ethos and the Doctrine of Human Rights""; ""Part II: Theory Into Practice""; ""4. Moral Failure, Disorder and Police""; ""5. Disorder and Police in a Not Well-Ordered Society""; ""6. Disorder and Police in a Well-Ordered Society""; ""7. Political Morality and the Policing of Revolt""

""8. Principled Policing and the Totalitarian State""""Postscript""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A selection of policing titles from Waterside Press:""

Notes:

"Reprinted 2013"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 24, 2013).

ISBN:

9781908162502

1908162503

OCLC:

848921491