Shanghai International Settlement police force

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:activeYears 1854–1943
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shanghai_Municipal_Police
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:employs British officers
European officers
Chinese officers
Japanese officers
Russian officers
Sikh officers
White Russian officers
local Chinese constables
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Shanghai_Municipal_Council
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Shanghai
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shanghai International Settlement police force
gptkbp:notableFor anti-narcotics operations
multinational composition
protection of foreign nationals
counter-espionage during World War II
development of modern police tactics
handling of international crime
introduction of riot control techniques
multilingual operations
policing of the International Settlement
role in 1925 May Thirtieth Movement
training in hand-to-hand combat (Defendu)
use of criminal investigation techniques
use of fingerprinting
involvement in suppression of crime and political unrest
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:William_E._Fairbairn
George Godfrey
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Shanghai_International_Settlement
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Shanghai_Municipal_Council
gptkbp:successor Shanghai Municipal Police (post-1943, under Chinese administration)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Concession_of_Shanghai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7