Civic Guard

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The Civic Guard was the national police force of the Irish Free State, later renamed the Garda Síochána, responsible for maintaining law and order in the newly independent country.

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Civic Guard canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
national police force
alsoKnownAs Irish Free State national police force
associatedWithEvent establishment of the Irish Free State
country Irish Free State NERFINISHED
countryAfterSuccession Ireland NERFINISHED
field law enforcement
function crime prevention
protection of persons and property
public order maintenance
governedBy Irish Free State government NERFINISHED
hasSuccessorName Garda Síochána NERFINISHED
historicalContext post-independence Ireland
jurisdiction national
languageOfName English
legalStatus state agency
namedAfter civic guard (generic term for citizen militia or police)
operatedIn Irish Free State NERFINISHED
partOf public administration of the Irish Free State
policeModel unarmed police force
predecessorOf Garda Síochána NERFINISHED
replacedBy Garda Síochána NERFINISHED
responsibleTo executive branch of the Irish Free State
role maintaining law and order
policing
sector public security
status defunct
successor Garda Síochána NERFINISHED
typeOfOrganization uniformed service

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