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A civil, non-paramilitary .''
A large civil police force organized and trained along military lines, which may contain
Paramilitary
elements. This is the usual definition in places outside of
Great Britain
(e.g.
Royal Irish Constabulary
,
Royal Ulster Constabulary
,
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
,
Pennsylvania Constabulary
,
Jamaica Constabulary Force
etc.). These were based on the
French Gendarmerie
, originally consisting of
Military
personnel seconded to or recruited directly to the constabulary or military veterans and later became all civilian forces after they were well established.
A military or para-military type force consisting of soldiers trained for police duties. These were mostly established by the
United States
in the several countries it had protective status over (e.g.
Philippine Constabulary
,
United States Constabulary
in
West Germany
after
World War II
,
Nicaraguan National Guard
, Panama National Guard). These forces also performed military functions by maintaining "mobile forces" of organised units. In Europe such forces are called
Gendarmerie
s or (in
Italy
)
Carabinieri
.
A partial list of constabulary around the world:
Royal Gibraltar Police
Isle Of Man Constabulary
Civil Nuclear Constabulary
Belfast International Airport Constabulary
Dumfries And Galloway Constabulary
Fife Constabulary
Northern Constabulary
Historic
United States Constabulary
Pennsylvania Constabulary
- now
Pennsylvania State Police
Ulster Special Constabulary
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
British South Africa Police
SEE ALSO
Military Police
Police Department