ABSTRACT
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 189 Background ......................................................................................................... 190 Policing .................................................................................................................191 Patten Report and Severance Information ...................................................... 193 Relevant Literature on Downsizing and Organizational Change in the Police ......................................................................................................... 197 Data Collection ................................................................................................... 198 Analysis and Findings ........................................................................................ 199
General Information Regarding Respondents ........................................... 199 Impressions of the Patten Report ................................................................ 201 Impact of Patten on the Officers Themselves and Their Families ........... 202 Support ............................................................................................................ 204
Discussion and Conclusion ............................................................................... 206 References ............................................................................................................ 207
that stated that “An independent commission will be established to make recommendations for the future policing arrangements in Northern Ireland” (NIO, 1998, pp. 25-26). Following a period of extensive consultation across Northern Ireland, the commission published its report titled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland on September 9, 1999 (ICP, 1999). This report contained a total of 175 recommendations concerning policing in Northern Ireland, resulting in radical reforms to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC).
