Policing in Northern Ireland
Community Control, Community Policing, and the Search for Legitimacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12438605 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Allen Hays (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 557-592 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1078087412465581 |
| OpenAlex | W2160800561 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article explores the recent struggles of Northern Ireland to create a legitimate police force that is viewed as responsive to the needs of both the Catholic/nationalist community and the Protestant/unionist community. Three types of legitimacy are explored: democratic legitimacy through popular control, professional legitimacy of trained public officials, and legitimacy through responsive implementation. Based on 102 qualitative interviews with community leaders and key actors within the process of police governance and community relations conducted between 2007 and 2010, this article concludes that progress has been made in establishing all three types of legitimacy but that the remaining deep sectarian divisions within the society, combined with recent economic difficulties, present serious challenges to police/community partnerships that will enhance the legitimacy of the police
Community policing · Corporate governance · Democracy · Legitimacy · Management · Nationalism · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Public relations · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.37 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |