Policing the thin blue line

Cormac O’Keeffe details the survey results of Traveller/ethnic minority groups and the general population’s experiences of crime and their attitudes towards gardaí

TWO recent surveys throw the spotlight on the public’s experiences of crime and their attitudes to those charged with protecting them.

One of the surveys is the first of its type. The Traveller/Ethnic Minority Communities’ Attitudes to the Garda Síochána 2007 survey gives us detailed research on how these groups view the force.