History of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and its Colonial Legacy

Anastasia Dukova held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada. She is a policing historian specializing in the history of municipal policing, with a primary focus on Ireland, colonial Australia and Canada.

“Dr. Dukova’s study compares the DMP with the London Metropolitan Police and two colonial city forces, Toronto and the Brisbane area of Queensland. … A well-researched and really interesting book.” (Police History Society, March, 2017)

• PART I: 1780-1880.- 1. Police Organisation, Enlightened Thought, Theories and Context.- 2. ‘Peeling a Charley’: Evolution of Public Opinion.- 3. The Dublin Police in the Making.- 4. Policing a Capital City.- PART II: 1880-1925.- 5. ‘To thrive is an impossibility now’: Policing Recession and Public Unrest.- 6. The DMP in Transition.- 7. The Colonial Beat.- 8. Growth of Anonymity, Urban Crime and Policing.- Conclusion.