Brian Moss
Thesis Title: Denial, Condemnation and Fear: the police complaints process in Ireland
Supervisor: Dr Aogán Mulcahy
Biographical Note:
Holder of a BA in Sociology and Social Policy (Trinity College), MSc. in European Social Policy Analysis (University of Bath), MA in Criminology (DIT) and National Certificate in Addiction Studies (NUIM). Previous employment includes the Observatoire Social Européen in Brussels, the Irish National Economic and Social Council, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance and the Irish Probation Service. Other research interests include EU affairs, particularly employment and social inclusion policies, crime mapping and public service delivery and reform.
Conference Presentations:
- Moss, B. (2009), Citizenship and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: the uptake of ombudsman services. Paper presented at the Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Postgraduate Conference 7th November National University of Ireland Maynooth.
- Moss, B. (2009), ‘Criminals’ and the Police Complaints Process in Ireland. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology. Ljubljana 9-12 September.
- Moss, B. (2009), ‘Criminals’ and the Police Complaints Process in Ireland. Paper presented at the 5th Irish Criminology Conference. Dublin, 15-16 June 2009.
- Moss, B. (2009), Gee, Ombudsman Krupke, krup you! Police resistance to independent oversight in Ireland: two possible explanations. DIT- Ferris State University, Dublin, 21st May.
- Moss, B. and C. Pierse (2008), The Garda Ombudsman: service delivery to people with mental health difficulties. Paper presented to the National Disability Authority 7th Annual Research Conference- Supporting People with Mental Health Difficulties in the Criminal Justice System: what the evidence tells us, Dublin, 13th October.
- O’Donnell, R. and B. Moss (2003), Ireland. Paper presented at Workshop‘Opening the Open Method of Co-ordination’ Joint SALTSA Observatoire Européen, University Wisconsin-Madison Project. European University Institute, Florence, 4-5 July.
- Moss, B. and O’Donnell, R. (2002), The Open Method of Co-ordination and Social Concertation, paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Secretaries General of National Economic Councils and the European Economic and Social Committee, Dublin, 23rd November.
Publications
O’Donnell, R. and B. Moss (2004), ‘Ireland: The Very Idea of an Open Method of Co-ordination’ in Zeitlin, J. Pochet, P., with L. Magnusson (eds.), The Open Method of Co-ordination in Action- The European Employment and Social Inclusion Strategies, pp311-350. Brussels: PIE- Peter Lang.
Email: brian.moss@ucdconnect.ie
