A blueprint for democratic policing anywhere in the world?: Police reform, political transition, and conflict resolution in Northern Ireland

Police Quarterly

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-269

  Ellison, Graham ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratization; Northern Ireland; Police reform; Royal Ulster Constabulary

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349107516     PISSN: 10986111     EISSN: 1552745X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098611107304735     Document Type: Article

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