Commonwealth Manual on Human Rights Training for Police
Synopsis
This training resource has been developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat to promote a human rights-based approach to policing. It has been designed for use by police and law-enforcement trainers in Commonwealth countries in designing, developing, conducting and evaluating police training programmes at all levels. It will assist trainers to build human rights standards and considerations into regular police training.
The manual includes chapters on policing and human rights in the context of counter-terrorism and dealing with the human rights responsibilities of prisons and penitentiary officers. Edited versions of the core applicable human rights institutions and UN codes of conduct have been included for ease of reference.
Chapters
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Aims and Objectives of this Manual
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International Human Rights Standards and Policing
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Human rights and police ethics
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Arrest
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Detention
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Use of force and firearms
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Investigation of crime
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Search and seizure
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Maintenance of public order
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Vulnerable groups: Children
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Vulnerable groups: Women
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Vulnerable groups: Displaced Persons
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Vulnerable groups: Victims of crime
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Community policing
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Countering Terrorism while Respecting Human Rights
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Police command and management
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Human rights violations
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Training Methodologies
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Annexure and Bibliography