‘The influence that politicians, community leaders and the media have on confidence in the police in Northern Ireland’

John Topping, Jonny Byrne, Richard Martin

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Abstract

In January 2014, the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) commissioned the University of Ulster to conduct research into public confidence in policing to help inform the work of the Board and its oversight of police service delivery. More specifically, the research team were tasked with exploring ‘the influence that politicians, community leaders and the media have on public confidence in policing in Northern Ireland’. To date, the subject of ‘confidence in policing’ within a Northern Ireland context has been relatively under researched, both in academic and policy terms. Thus, the present research is the first empirical research to be produced in Northern Ireland which considers the issue of confidence in policing from the perspective of community leaders, politicians and the media – including the key influences and dynamics which underpin police confidence at a community level.The report begins with a comprehensive review of academic literature, policy documents and contemporary events related to confidence in policing. The research then provides an overview of the methodology used to undertake the research, with the remainder of the report comprised of the findings from the discussions with representatives from the media, political parties and the community and voluntary sector who participated. The report concludes with an overview of the central findings along with a series of recommendations.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherNorthern Ireland Policing Board
Number of pages39
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 31 May 2014

Keywords

  • PSNI
  • confidence
  • policing
  • politics
  • media
  • community representatives
  • northern ireland

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