It has been more than 20 years since the paramilitary ceasefires in Northern Ireland. While much has changed in the polity, recent events show that the issue of paramilitarism has not entirely been resolved. In late April 2015, images of two masked gunmen “patrolling” the streets of a housing estate in Lurgan, a small Northern 
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Paramilitary Violence and Policing in Northern Ireland
By: Branka Marijan and Sean Brennan | Wednesday, May 20th, 2015Detroit tragedy shows the dangers of paramilitary-style policing across US
By: Geoff Burt | Tuesday, June 1st, 2010A common criticism of police forces in countries undergoing security sector reform—from Afghanistan to Timor-Leste to Mexico—is the tendency of law enforcement to adopt paramilitary-style weapons and tactics. However, recent events in the US have shown that an overreliance on paramilitary policing is not limited to conflict zones. In Detroit, Police Chief Warren Evans has
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