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Policing twentieth century Ireland.
The twentieth century was a time of rapid social change in Ireland: from colonial rule to independence, civil war and later the Troubles; from poverty to globalisation and the Celtic Tiger; and from the rise to the fall of the Catholic Church. Policing in Ireland has been shaped by all of these chan...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Policing Twentieth Century Ireland; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Post-conflict, post-colonialism, post-communism: post-transitional policing; Objectives of the book; Structure of the book; 1 Colonialism and politicised policing; Early policing in Ireland; The Dublin Police Act 1786; Establishing the Royal Irish Constabulary; Life in the RIC; The growth of nationalism and the demise of the RIC; Conclusion; 2 An Garda Síochána: an ill-conceived birth; The Anglo-Irish Treaty.
- TrainingThe Kildare Mutiny; The leadership of Commissioner O'Duffy; Policing the Civil War; Entering the community; The use of force: the Special Branch and the IRA; Conclusion; 3 The 1930s and 1940s: transition and political policing; Introduction; De Valera comes to power; O'Duffy's dismissal; The Blueshirt crisis; The resurgence of the IRA; The gardaí at war; The conditions of policing in 1940s Ireland; Moves towards modernisation; Conclusion; 4 The 1950s and 1960s: a policeman's paradise?; Introduction; Pay and conditions; The changing face of the force; Policing in a time of little crime.
- The Conroy Commission and the advent of changeConclusion; 5 The Troubles and policing Ireland; Introduction; Policing the Troubles: a legislative response; Border duty; Conclusion; 6 The Special Branch and the Troubles; Heavy-handed policing; Discussing accountability; Conclusion; 7 The end of the century: policing change; Rising crime; Economic change; Secularisation and democratisation; Conclusion: enter Morris; 8 The twenty-first century: scandal, austerity, reform and managerialism; Barron's death and political attention; The Morris Tribunal; The human rights era; The nature of reform.
- Policing Ireland after MorrisConclusion; Conclusion: appreciating the colonial legacy; Appendix 1: Methodology; Appendix 2: Guide to interviewees; Appendix 3: Gardaí killed in the line of duty since 1922; Appendix 4: Interview schedule; Appendix 5: Commissioners of an Garda Síochána; Appendix 6: Payments in civil actions against an Garda Síochána, 1997-2007; Bibliography; Index.