Police Reform – 1999
1999
In May/June 1999 the commission carried out a public opinion survey to understand public attitudes regarding policing in Northern Ireland. The commission also visited various places including a number of police services in Great Britain, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. On 9 September 1999, the Independent Commission on Policing in Northern Ireland submitted its report and made recommendations on issues related to human rights, accountability, policing with the community, structure of the police force, size of the police service, composition of the police service, and other issues. The commission made 175 recommendations.1 The unionist political reactions to the report and its recommendations were not positive.2“Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland,” BBC News, accessed January 29, 2013, http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/agreement/policing/commissi…