This book is the most systematic, comprehensive and philosophically sophisticated discussion of police ethics yet published. It offers an in-depth analysis of the ethical values that police, as servants of the community, should uphold as they go about their task. The book considers the foundations and purpose of police authority in broad terms but also tackles specific problems such as accountability, the use of force, deceptive stratagems used to gain information or trap the criminally intentioned, corruption, and the tension between personal values and communal concerns.
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"The book is very tightly argued and rich in provocative and imaginative arguments." Teaching Philosophy
"Kleinig's new survey of the ethics of policing is an excellent introduction to the subject. it provides a very useful survey of a variety of topics--presenting careful analyses, considering (but not getting booged down in) recent contributions of other scholars, and offering sensible solutions. It does exactly what a book of this kind should do in a way that is neither oversimplified nor too complex for the lay reader." Ethics
"Kleinig's new survey of the ethics of policing is an excellent introduction to the subject. it provides a very useful survey of a variety of topics--presenting careful analyses, considering (but not getting booged down in) recent contributions of other scholars, and offering sensible solutions. It does exactly what a book of this kind should do in a way that is neither oversimplified nor too complex for the lay reader." Ethics
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Offering an in-depth analysis of the ethical values that police should uphold, this book considers their authority in broad terms. It also tackles accountability, the use of force, deceptive stratagems, corruption, and the tension between personal values and communal concerns.
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THIS BOOK COVERS ALL THE GRAY AREAS OF POLICING. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMENDED FOR ANYONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT APPLIES SPECIFICALLY TO MEMBERS OF PATROL AND THOSE INVOLVED IN UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS.
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As long as human societies have existed, the police function has been needed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
testimonial deception, felon privilege, social peacekeepers, police discretionary authority, first line officers, police cynicism, police ethics, police deception, law enforcement codes, deadly force policy, social contract argument, administrative rule making, police accountability, free cup, criminal justice ethics, police codes, tear gases, police role, entrapment defense, fleeing felon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Supreme Court, United States, New York, Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, Dirty Harry, Fourth Amendment, Metropolitan Police, Michael Davis, Los Angeles, Rodney King, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Model Penal Code, Agent Baker, Sir David, Fourteenth Amendment, Jerome Skolnick, Justice Stewart, Norman Bowie New!
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testimonial deception, felon privilege, social peacekeepers, police discretionary authority, first line officers, police cynicism, police ethics, police deception, law enforcement codes, deadly force policy, social contract argument, administrative rule making, police accountability, free cup, criminal justice ethics, police codes, tear gases, police role, entrapment defense, fleeing felon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Supreme Court, United States, New York, Law Enforcement Code of Ethics, Dirty Harry, Fourth Amendment, Metropolitan Police, Michael Davis, Los Angeles, Rodney King, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Model Penal Code, Agent Baker, Sir David, Fourteenth Amendment, Jerome Skolnick, Justice Stewart, Norman Bowie New!
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- Professional Law Enforcement Codes: A Documentary Collection by John Kleinig in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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