Londonderry Borough Police

The Londonderry Borough Police was a police force in the city of Derry or Londonderry from 1848 to 1870. Nicknamed the Horney Dicks, they replaced the earlier town watch and were in turn replaced by the Royal Irish Constabulary. It was established by the Londonderry Improvement Act 1848. Its abolition was recommended by a commission of inquiry into sectarian riots in the city in 1869. The commission felt the force, having the form of a town watch, was inadequate to policing serious crime; it also noted, but did not endorse, allegations that the borough police discriminated against Roman Catholics.

References

Radford, Mark (2009). "The Bang Beggars of Derry city: borough policing in Londonderry,c.1832–70". Irish Studies Review 17 (3): 347–359. doi:10.1080/09670880903115546. ISSN 0967-0882.
"Constabulary (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1870". 33 & 34 Victoria: Second session of Twentieth Parliament. The Public General Acts. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1870. p. 370–372. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Riots and Disturbances in City of Londonderry. Report. Command papers. 32 244 5. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

Law enforcement in Ireland

Republic of Ireland	Garda Síochána (Reserve) Military Police Corps Airport Police Dublin Harbour Police Dún Laoghaire Harbour Police Revenue Commissioners Director of Corporate Enforcement

Northern Ireland	Belfast Harbour Police Belfast International Airport Constabulary Larne Harbour Police Ministry of Defence Police Northern Ireland Security Guard Service Police Service of Northern Ireland Royal Military Police

Defunct	Belfast Borough Police Dublin Metropolitan Police Irish Republican Police Royal Irish Constabulary Royal Ulster Constabulary Criminal Investigation Department Ulster Special Constabulary

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.