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A 7 page research paper that examines this topic. The police culture in Ireland has evolved greatly over the course of the last decade. During that time, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Garda Siochana na hElreann ("Guardians of the Peace of Ireland") have both gravitated away from policing that focuses primarily on issues of law enforcement/apprehension and towards a proactive stance using principles of community policing. This examination of this trend in Irish police culture first look at the historical background to understanding both of Ireland's police forces from a cultural perspective, which includes the current trend toward community policing strategies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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both gravitated away from policing that focuses primarily on issues of law enforcement/apprehension and towards a proactive stance using principles of community policing. The following examination of this trend in
Irish police culture first look at the historical background to understanding both of Irelands police forces from a cultural perspective. Background Between 1969 and 2003, more than 3,300 people
have died in the civil unrest that has been termed euphemistically as "the Troubles" (Merryman, 2005). More than 11,000 people have been injured and experts estimate that there have been
more than 37,000 shooting incidents, as well as more than 16,200 bombings (Merryman, 2005). This figure does not include the deactivated bombs or petrol bombs that were regularly heaved over
the peace barricades (Merryman, 2005). Naturally, in Northern Ireland, the police were very involved in the constant struggle to maintain civil order. From the beginning of the most current
trend in Irish civil unrest (the roots of this conflict go back to 1690), British security forces in Northern Ireland were intended to "serve as a visible threat" that would
keep all stakeholders involved in the political process rather than open warfare (Clark, 2008). However, the reality was that the actions of these U.K. troops were generally viewed as deeply
biased toward the unionist side and, therefore, this generated sympathy for the IRA (Clark, 2008). The British government, therefore, countered these allegations by establishing "new police forces" (Clark, 2008). In
short, security forces in Northern Ireland established civil peace by "persuading the opposing side that the economic, political and social benefits of AR2 (an abbreviation for amnesty, reconciliation and
reintegration) outweighed the benefits of continuing the struggle" (Clark, 2008). However, "real economic and political progress became possible only when the police had primacy over the military" (Clark, 2008). This
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