Category: policing

The Legacy Inquests One of the most enduring challenges of the Northern Ireland Peace Process is dealing with the legacy of the past; most notably … Read more

Announcement The Garda Commissioner has announced a major reorganisation of the Garda Síochána’s operational framework. The overall objective would appear to be to reduce top-heavy, … Read more

Introduction From time to time, the public order policing methods of the Garda Síochána (Ireland’s police service) have generated concerns about the use of excessive … Read more

Policy issues  The taking, retention and use of fingerprints in the investigation and detection of crime can be traced at least to the early years … Read more

HMICFRS report A few weeks ago, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS, formerly Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary) published a … Read more

A relentless series of corruption, neglect and mismanagement scandals in Irish policing over the past few decades has generated a stream of reports and recommendations … Read more

At first sight, internal police promotions to senior ranks might not seem to be a topic likely to generate public concern. In practice it can … Read more

Fatal stabbings in England and Wales rose last year to the highest point since records began. Understandably, the government has felt under intense pressure to … Read more

The report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was published in September 2018 (see Criminal Justice Notes 2018). It is the … Read more

Handcuffing a person on arrest might be perceived popularly as a regular, and even unremarkable, aspect of police practice. It signifies the reality that the … Read more