Royal Ulster Constabulary
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The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
Observed surface forms (7)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
police force ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
The George Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
George Cross
Royal prefix from the British monarch ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
allegations of bias against the Catholic and nationalist community
ⓘ
collusion allegations with loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ human rights abuses allegations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2001 ⓘ |
| employerOf |
police officers
ⓘ
police staff ⓘ |
| governedBy | Northern Ireland Office ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
community policing
ⓘ
counter-terrorism ⓘ criminal investigation ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ public order policing ⓘ traffic policing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Reserve force of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
ⓘ
Royal Ulster Constabulary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
|
| headquartersLocation | Belfast ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 20th century Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ |
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Police Acts relating to Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ulster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high casualty rate among officers during The Troubles
ⓘ
role in counter-insurgency operations ⓘ role in intelligence gathering ⓘ |
| operatedDuringConflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| operationalArea | six counties of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| oversight | Police Authority for Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf | criminal justice system of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| reformProcess |
Northern Ireland peace process
ⓘ
implementation of the Good Friday Agreement ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Police Service of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| shortName | RUC ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Patten Report ⓘ |
| symbol | RUC badge ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | armed police force ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
armoured vehicles
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ land rovers ⓘ plastic baton rounds ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
subject surface form:
George Cross
this entity surface form:
Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation collections
this entity surface form:
Royal Ulster Constabulary helmet
this entity surface form:
Royal Ulster Constabulary constables
this entity surface form:
Royal Ulster Constabulary sergeants
this entity surface form:
Royal Ulster Constabulary inspectors