Police, Race and Culture in the 'New Ireland': An Ethnography - Hardcover

'One of the most amazing police organizations in the world, the Garda of Ireland, are little known and rarely studied. The Garda were integral to the development of the first democratic state in the twentieth century, and still stand close to the people they serve. Sam O'Brien-Olinger here presents the only fully documented, rich and detailed, study of the current everyday practices of the Garda. This well-written ethnography is the standard against which any subsequent study must be judged. The key theme here is the tension produced as a traditional organization faces social and economic change while clinging to core values.' - Peter K. Manning, Elmer V.H. and Eileen M. Brooks Chair in Policing, Northeastern University, USA