Irish Legal History Society The bulkies : police and crime in Belfast, 1800-1865
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780716526704
LCCN
HV 8197.5 .B
Category
Ireland
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Publication Year
1998
Publisher
Volume
7
Pages
x, 166 pages
Subject
Ireland
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Abstract
"This book tells the story of the 'forgotten force' of Irish police history, the Belfast Borough Police, or 'Bulkies'. Griffin discusses the establishment of this force and describes what it was like to serve in its ranks, by focusing on such topics as the police disciplinary system, pay and pensions, and the force's relations with the Belfast public. His examination of how the Bulkies performed their duties includes a look at the way in which the force adapted to Belfast's rapidly changing circumstances. In the process, he throws new light on such topics as crime, public disorder and the social history of nineteenth century Belfast. He concludes with a discussion of the factors which led to the force's abolition and replacement by the Royal Irish Constabulary."--Jacket.
Description
Content:
1. The police in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Ireland -- 2. The early years: 1800-1816 -- 3. The policeman's lot: duties and remuneration -- 4. Discipline -- 5. Crime in Belfast, 1816-1865 -- 6. Police response to Belfast's growth -- 7. The police and the public -- 8. The Belfast police and the sectarian problem -- 9. The Bulkies depart: enter the Peelers -- App. 1. Extracts from Instructions to the Belfast police force, 1856 -- App. 2. Extracts from Belfast borough police day book, 1860-1863 -- Irish Legal History Society.
1. The police in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Ireland -- 2. The early years: 1800-1816 -- 3. The policeman's lot: duties and remuneration -- 4. Discipline -- 5. Crime in Belfast, 1816-1865 -- 6. Police response to Belfast's growth -- 7. The police and the public -- 8. The Belfast police and the sectarian problem -- 9. The Bulkies depart: enter the Peelers -- App. 1. Extracts from Instructions to the Belfast police force, 1856 -- App. 2. Extracts from Belfast borough police day book, 1860-1863 -- Irish Legal History Society.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-155) and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by organization (Irish Legal History Society (ILHS)), then author/editor, then year.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by organization (Irish Legal History Society (ILHS)), then author/editor, then year.
Number of Copies
1
