The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police service responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within Northern Ireland.
Saintfield police station
Moira police station
Male and female PSNI officers on a pier in Bangor, County Down
St. Patricks Day, Downpatrick, 2011. The constable on the left is wearing a bulletproof vest while the sergeant on the right is wearing a stab vest
The Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland was established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement, intended as a major step in the Northern Ireland peace process. Chaired by Conserv
Police Service of Northern Ireland
…Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) after it was reformed and renamed in 2001 on the recommendation of the Patten Report. The PSNI is the third-largest police service in the United Kingdom in terms of officer numbers (after the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland) and…
Chris Patten, former Governor of Hong Kong led ‘A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland - The Report of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland’ (1999) (referred to as the Patten Report)
Patten Report. Fig. 12