Beschreibung
The treatment of victims and complainants by the police is examined in this pioneering new work. Case studies, based on interviews carried out at the University of Portsmouths Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, in the United Kingdom, reveal that victims and complainants are routinely discredited by police agencies. Whilst in the United States, victims may include anyone subjected to police interrogation, particularly those of African-American origin, complainants across the globe may include victims of rape, bereaved families, and individual officers. The reason why certain victims and complainants are targeted by policing agencies is complex and leads to an investigation into police bias, covert practices, and one of the most common areas of policing: road death investigations. Consequently, other members of the criminal justice system, such as prosecutors, coroners, and hospital pathologists (medical examiners) are shown to often corroborate the polices version of events compromising victims rights and the very nature of justice. Given recent miscarriages of justice and public relation campaigns on behalf of the police, Eccy de Jonge argues that never before has a greater openness on the inner workings of the police been needed to fully support the interests of those the criminal justice system is meant to serve.
Autorenportrait
Eccy de Jonge is a British philosopher, author and artist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy, from the University of Essex and a Postgraduate Certificate in Policing, Policy and Leadership, from the University of Portsmouth. The author ofSpinozaandDeep Ecology and Reinstating the Infinite, she has published numerous articles in books and journals on metaphysics, applied ethics, and mental health. She has appeared on national radio and presented papers at international conferences. A keen birder and hiker, she has recently completed a memoir, set on the Shetland islands, exploring the nature of grief. On St Ninians Isle: A Search for Solace, is forthcoming.
Inhalt
Chapter 1: Discrediting Victims and Complainants
Discrediting Tactics
Identifying the Subject
Hillsborough
Anti Social Behaviour: The Story of Kay
Police Attitudes
Chapter 2: The Meaning of Bias in Police Investigations
Implicit Bias
Confirmation Bias
The Reid Technique
Miscarriages of Justice and Wrongful Arrest
Avoiding Bias: Resolutions and Suggestions
Chapter 3: Covert Policing
Spycops
Covert Records and Databases
Police and Family Liaison Officers
Covert Diagnoses: Case Studies
Chapter 4: Road Deaths
Police Investigations into Road Deaths
Testaments of Victims
Policing Attitudes
Chapter 5: Police Support Networks
Coroners, Inquests and Pathologists
The Crown Prosecution Service
Case Study: A False Charge of Rape
Chapter 6: Accountability: A Grey Area
The Police Complaints System
Respondents
Public Relations
Policing Culture
Conclusion
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