Near or far away: local police governance in Ireland

This paper will outline the extent to which local police governance is provided for in Ireland. It will argue that, in a country that has of late been plagued by policing scandals, reform agenda as yet have not been preoccupied by this issue and so formal police governance has not emerged. On the ot...

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Main Author: Conway, Vicky (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: European journal of criminology
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Community
Governance
Irland
Police
Post-colonialism
Reform
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Summary:This paper will outline the extent to which local police governance is provided for in Ireland. It will argue that, in a country that has of late been plagued by policing scandals, reform agenda as yet have not been preoccupied by this issue and so formal police governance has not emerged. On the other hand, however, the paper analyses reform trends that tend towards such developments. These are analysed and it is argued, firstly, that these developments have been substantially shaped by the post-colonial nature of the state and, secondly, that through these examples we can question the virtues and vices of local police governance.
ISSN:1741-2609
DOI:10.1177/1477370819865818