The Crowned Harp - Policing Northern Ireland (Paperback)

This book is a detailed analysis of policing in Northern Ireland. Tracing its history from 1922, Ellison and Smyth portray the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) as an organisation burdened by its past as a colonial police force. They analyse its perceived close relationship with unionism and why, for many nationalists, the RUC embodied the problem of the legitimacy of Northern Ireland, arguing that decisions made on the organisation, composition and ideology of policing in the early years of the state had consequences which went beyond the everyday practice of policing. Examining the reorganisations of the RUC in the 1970s and 1980s, Ellison and Smyth focus on the various structural, legal and ideological components, the professionalisation of the force and the development of a coherent, if contradictory, ideology.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Irish Studies
Release date:	May 2000
First published:	May 2000
Authors:	Graham Ellison • Jim Smyth
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-1393-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > Police & security services Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	0-7453-1393-0
Barcode:	9780745313931

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