A history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its colonial legacy /

This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police - a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which has traditionally been preoccupied with the more radical aspects of Irish history. It explores the origins of the institution and highlights the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dukova, Anastasia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Series:World histories of crime, culture and violence.
Subjects:
Dublin Metropolitan Police > History.
Dublin Metropolitan Police
Police > Ireland > Dublin > History.
Colonialism & imperialism.
Social & cultural history.
Crime & criminology.
British & Irish history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
British colonies
Police
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire.
Ireland > Dublin
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PART I: 1780-1880
  • 1. Police Organisation, Enlightened Thought, Theories and Context
  • 2. 'Peeling a Charley': Evolution of Public Opinion
  • 3. The Dublin Police in the Making
  • 4. Policing a Capital City
  • PART II: 1880-1925
  • 5. 'To thrive is an impossibility now': Policing Recession and Public Unrest
  • 6. The DMP in Transition
  • 7. The Colonial Beat
  • 8. Growth of Anonymity, Urban Crime and Policing
  • Conclusion.

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