Policing twentieth century Ireland : a history of an Garda Siochana / / Vicky Conway

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790586203321
• Autore: Conway Vicky
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-138-89998-4; 1-135-08954-X; 0-203-07000-3; 1-135-08955-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Collana: Routledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories
• Disciplina: 363.209417
• Soggetti: Police - Ireland - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>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 changes. This book critically evaluates the creation of the new police force, an Garda Síochána, in the 1920s and analyses how this institution was influenced by and responded to these substantial changes. </P><P></P><P>Beginning with an overview of policing in pre-independence Ireland, this book chr