Straits Settlements Police
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The Straits Settlements Police was the colonial-era law enforcement force responsible for maintaining order in the British Straits Settlements in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Straits Settlements Police canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial police force
ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Labuan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malacca NERFINISHED ⓘ Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
European officers
ⓘ
local Asian constables ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 20th century ⓘ |
| employer | British colonial authorities in the Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Singapore Police Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
successor police forces in Malaya ⓘ |
| follows | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial law ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
arrest
ⓘ
crowd control ⓘ investigation ⓘ patrol ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
crime prevention
ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ maintaining public order ⓘ protection of colonial interests ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | British colonial era ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure | hierarchical rank system ⓘ |
| hasRole |
colonial internal security
ⓘ
investigation of crimes ⓘ public order policing ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfJurisdiction | colonial civil policing ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
ports of the Straits Settlements
ⓘ
urban areas of the Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
earlier local police arrangements in Penang
ⓘ
earlier local police arrangements in Singapore ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
batons
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ uniforms ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Chinese dialects
ⓘ
English ⓘ Malay ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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