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Anda. An Urdu language word meaning egg, for the pure-white uniform of traffic police in urban Pakistani areas like Karachi. Askar/Askari. A Somali term meaning “soldier” which is often used by Somali immigrants to the United Kingdom to refer to police. It is commonly used by rappers in UK drill. Aynasız.
A member of the Auxiliary Division of the RIC in Dublin, smoking and carrying a Lewis gun, February 1921. The Black and Tans ( Irish: Dúchrónaigh) were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence. [ 1][ 2] Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920, and about ...
They held "control" for 30 years until 1920, when a larger gang, the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber, overtook them. Although they had disappeared by the 1920s, the name "Peaky Blinders" became synonymous slang for any street gang in Birmingham. In 2013, the name was reused for a BBC Television series entitled Peaky Blinders.
Baton (law enforcement) A 1968-era Chicago Police helmet and billy club. A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon [ 1] by law-enforcement officers, correctional staff ...
1. Giggle water. Used to describe: Any alcoholic drink, liquor or sparkling wine In the roaring '20s (that's 1920s, kids!) during prohibition, giggle water was slang for any alcoholic beverage.
The English police: A political and social history (2014). Lyman, J.L. "The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829: An Analysis of Certain Events Influencing the Passage and Character of the Metropolitan Police Act in England," Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science (1964) 55#1 pp. 141–154 online; Taylor, James.
In 1923, the Women Police Patrols became attested officers and their numbers were increased to 50. [20] Policewomen in the Birmingham City Police during the inter-war years. Women police in Hull City in 1940. The Home Office set up the Baird Committee in 1920 on the employment conditions and attesting of women in the service. [21]
Les Apaches ( French: [a.paʃ]) was a Parisian Belle Époque violent criminal underworld subculture of early 20th-century hooligans, night muggers, street gangs and other criminals. [ 1] After news of their notoriety spread over Europe, the term was used to describe violent street crime in other countries as well; for example, "Russian apaches."