Policing and Combating Terrorism in Northern Ireland The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC /

• Main Author: Southern, Neil (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Peace.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Great Britain-Politics and government.; Police.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Conflict Studies.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; British Politics.; Policing.; Crime and Society.

This book explores the challenges of combating terrorism from a policing perspective using the example of the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC (RUC) in Northern Ireland. The RUC was in the frontline of counter-terrorism work for thirty years of conflict during which time it also provided a normal polici...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Challenges of Policing in a Deeply Divided Society
• Chapter 2 The On-Duty Threat
• Chapter 3 The Off-Duty Threat
• Chapter 4 The Impact of Terrorism on Officers' Wives
• Chapter 5 The Experiences of Injured Officers
• Chapter 6 The Experiences of Women Officers
• Chapter 7 The Experience of Victimhood
• Conclusion.