Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 6:30 am to 7:30 am
Al Hays, director of the Public Policy Program and professor of political science, will present “Policing in Northern Ireland: Community Control, Community Policing, and the Search for Legitimacy.” This presentation will explore the recent struggles of Northern Ireland to create a legitimate police force that is viewed as responsive to the needs of both the Catholic/nationalist community and the Protestant/unionist community. Three types of legitimacy are explored: democratic legitimacy through popular control, professional legitimacy of trained public officials and legitimacy through responsive implementation.
Location:
Oak Room, Maucker Union