Introduction

Abstract

This book is not just about policing. That may seem strange, given the title, and largely, the content. It is a book about change and people. Fundamentally, it attempts to address the relationship between two things: policing in Northern Ireland and organisational change under environmental pressure. There has been plenty written on both in the past, and it seems important at this point to sketch out the approach that will be taken to these complex subjects and the reasoning behind a study such as this.