RUC

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RUC is the abbreviation for the Royal Ulster Constabulary, the former police force in Northern Ireland that operated during the Troubles.

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Royal Ulster Constabulary 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct organization
police force
abbreviation RUC self-linksurface differs
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Ireland
awardReceived The George Cross
surface form: George Cross

Royal prefix
conflict The Troubles NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolutionCause implementation of the Patten Report recommendations
dissolved 2001
employerOf police officers in Northern Ireland
hasBadge RUC badge
surface form: RUC crest
hasCriticism allegations of collusion with loyalist paramilitaries
allegations of human rights abuses
hasMotto We Serve
hasNumberOfEmployees thousands of officers at peak strength
hasPart Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
Special Branch
hasRole counter-insurgency
law enforcement
public safety
hasUniform dark green police uniform
headquartersLocation Belfast
historicalPeriod 20th century
The Troubles in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
inception 1922
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm police service
namedAfter Ulster NERFINISHED
notableWork counter-terrorism operations during the Troubles
public order policing in Northern Ireland
operatedIn Belfast NERFINISHED
Derry NERFINISHED
rural areas of Northern Ireland
oversight Northern Ireland Office
partOf criminal justice system of Northern Ireland
predecessor Royal Irish Constabulary NERFINISHED
religiousDemographics predominantly Protestant membership for much of its history
replacedBy Police Service of Northern Ireland
significantEvent Good Friday Agreement NERFINISHED
Patten Report
subjectOf Patten Commission on the future of policing in Northern Ireland
Stevens
surface form: Stevens Inquiries
typeOfPolice armed police force
usedEquipment armoured Land Rovers
firearms
plastic baton rounds

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RUC abbreviation RUC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Royal Ulster Constabulary