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The Defence Forces’ mission is:

“To contribute to the security of the State by providing for the military defence of its territorial integrity and to fulfil all roles assigned by Government, through the deployment of well-motivated and effective Defence Forces.”

November 2001 the RUC became the Police Service of Northern Ireland [PSNI].

The accountability structures including the Policing Board, the Police Ombudsman's Office and the 29 District Policing Partnerships are all in place.

The GTA is the UK's officially recognised body representing the legitimate sporting, recreational and professional gun trade, and its mission is to promote and protect the industry at all levels.

 

An Garda Síochána - Ireland's National Police Service - has its headquarters in the Phoenix Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Europe, on the western side of Dublin city.

The general direction, management and control of An Garda Síochána is the responsibility of the Commissioner, who is appointed by the Government.

The Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform's collective mission is to help make Ireland a safer and fairer place in which to live and work, visit and do business.

The remit of the Justice family of agencies and services stretches across a range of human concerns.

The National Tactical Officers Association was established in 1983 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Captain, then-Lieutenant, John Kolman.

Mr. Kolman hoped to provide a communications link between SWAT units throughout the United States and, later, other countries.

 

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949.

 

With more than 100 years of experience, Jane’s, an IHS company, holds an unrivalled reputation for the reliability, accuracy and impartiality of our information and advice, trusted and relied upon by business, government and military decision-makers worldwide.

The Irish Security Industry Association is the only trade association representing the full spectrum of security services of all sizes in Ireland.

 

 

To strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice internationally.

 

 

RACO is a staff association, which represents the interests of commissioned officers in the Irish Defence Forces. The ranks represented by the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers (RACO) comprise the junior, middle and senior leadership and management of the Defence Forces

The Irish Prison Service is responsible for the provision of safe, secure custody for those people committed to prison by the Courts. We are a key component in our country's criminal justice system ensuring safer community life.

 

Blackwater is one of the world’s most successful security services corporations, a leading provider of creative solutions for the United States government. Blackwater Worldwide operates in nine countries delivering critical assistance to clients focused on post conflict and post disaster stabilization efforts.

 

PDFORRA is the Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association. Its purpose is to represent and pursue the interests of enlisted personnel serving in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, on specified matters regarding their pay and certain conditions of service in the Republic of Ireland.