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Penality in the underground : the IRA's pursuit of informers /

Using the IRA as a case-study, the book offers a systematic, in-depth, analysis of the effects of the underground response to informers, providing an empirical and theoretical account of the causes, forms, and functions. The book aims to expand the study of punishment and society and demonstrate its...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dudai, Ron (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:
Irish Republican Army > History > 20th century.
Sinn Fein > History > 20th century.
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Fein
Informers > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Punishment > Social aspects > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Intelligence service > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Ireland > History > 20th century.
Political violence > Ireland > History.
Service des renseignements > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Criminal Law.
LAW.
Criminal Procedure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Informers
Intelligence service
Political violence
Punishment > Social aspects
Ireland
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Using the IRA as a case-study, the book offers a systematic, in-depth, analysis of the effects of the underground response to informers, providing an empirical and theoretical account of the causes, forms, and functions. The book aims to expand the study of punishment and society and demonstrate its utility to the understanding of non-state actors
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 239 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-235) and index.
ISBN:9780191819919
0191819913
0191077321
9780191077326