NCJ Number
102125
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1986) Pages: 99-109
Date Published
1986
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This article examines the problem of accountability through an analysis of Northern Ireland's system for handling public complaints against officers in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Abstract
Very few studies have systematically analyzed the role of the police in highly polarized societies like Northern Ireland. This article finds the existing complaints procedure to be deficient insofar as (1) the police continue to monopolize the investigation of complaints, (2) it fails to command widespread public confidence, and (3) it does not provide an adequate framework for monitoring larger policing problems and addressing the root causes of misconduct. (Publisher abstract)