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Reforming An Garda Síochána’s current critical incident command structure: Identifying international best practice

SUBSCRIBE 19th October 2021Garda Colin Dowling, An Garda Síochána
A fatal shooting by An Garda Síochána officers in 2000 prompted close scrutiny of the force’s critical incident command structure, but there has been little formal review since reports into the incident were published in 2006/7; as part of his dissertation for an MSc in Policing, Policy and Leadership, serving specialist firearms officer Colin Dowling has compared current critical incident structures available to the force, identifying the best practice option for the Garda.

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