Governance, accountability and neighbourhood policing in Northern Ireland: analysing the role of public meetings.
In Northern Ireland's move from conflict to peace, policing has remained close to the top of the political agenda. As part of the peace process, the Independent Commission on Policing (ICP) reported in 1999, and since its publication policing structures in Northern Ireland have undergone considerabl...
| Publicado en: | Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 55; no. 2/3; pp. 105 - 121 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2011
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