Londonderry Borough Police

Londonderry Borough Police
Londonderry Borough Police
Common name	Horney Dicks
Abbreviation	LBP
Agency overview
Formed	1848
Preceding agency	Londonderry Corporation Policing Committee;
Dissolved	1870
Superseding agency	Royal Irish Constabulary
Employees	38
Legal personality	Governmental: Government-owned corporation
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Londonderry, UK
Legal jurisdiction	Borough of Londonderry
Primary governing body	British government
Secondary governing body	Londonderry Corporation
Constituting instrument	Londonderry Improvement Act 1848;
General nature	Local civilian police;

The Londonderry Borough Police was the police force in the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Ireland, from 1848 to 1870, nicknamed the Horney Dicks after the bones used in their helmets.^[1] They replaced the earlier town watch and were in turn replaced by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). The police force was established by the Londonderry Improvement Act 1848 and were governed by the Londonderry Corporation. Its abolition was recommended by a royal commission of inquiry into sectarian riots in the city in 1869. The commission felt the force, having the form of a town watch, was inadequate to policing serious crime; it also noted, but did not endorse, allegations that the police discriminated against Roman Catholics.^[2]

^ Kilcommins, Shane (2004). Crime, Punishment and the Search for Order in Ireland. Institute of Public Administration. p. 14. ISBN 1904541135.
^ Royal Commission of Inquiry into Riots and Disturbances in City of Londonderry. Report. Command papers. Vol. 32 244 5. pp. 7–13. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

[crim-1] Kilcommins, Shane (2004). Crime, Punishment and the Search for Order in Ireland. Institute of Public Administration. p. 14. ISBN 1904541135.

[rc-2] Royal Commission of Inquiry into Riots and Disturbances in City of Londonderry. Report. Command papers. Vol. 32 244 5. pp. 7–13. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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