The Ethics of Undercover Policing Nathan Christopher
The Ethics of Undercover Policing Nathan Christopher Despite the media controversies surrounding high profile cases of undercover policing, it is not always clear what ethical issues are at stake.…
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The Ethics of Undercover Policing Nathan Christopher
Despite the media controversies surrounding high profile cases of undercover policing, it is not always clear what ethical issues are at stake. What are the ethical issues surrounding concealment and infiltration? Can undercover policing be justified?
He rejects the view that the consequences of undercover policing always justify the means, instead advancing an argument that through their actions people can make themselves morally liable to some forms of undercover policing. What larger questions does undercover policing raise about the nature of policing and the legitimacy of coercive state action?In this timely and clear account, Christopher Nathan explores these questions and more. Drawing on several recent, high profile case studies, Christopher Nathan argues for a new understanding of proportionality in undercover policing that takes account of innocent parties,