» Declan Kearney
Sinn Féin National Chairperson The PSNI leadership has a lot of convincing to do within this community, that it is serious about transformative policing, and is indeed up to the task - Declan Kearney
One consequence of the Irish peace process was an acceptance that policing in the north of Ireland had been used as a tool of state repression: To the extent that a process of widespread community consultation was initiated, under the auspices of the Patten Commission, in the aftermath of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), to make recommendations on future policing arrangements.
There was a recognition that the RUC was a discredited force and could play no role in a post-conflict society.