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[[Image:New Caprica Police Poster.jpg|200px|thumb|right|New Caprica Police recruitment poster.<br /> &quot;Keeping your streets safe!&quot;]]
[[Image:NCP patrolling.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Two NCP officers on patrol.]]
[[Image:Close up of NCP Poster.png|200px|thumb|right|Close up ([[Occupation]])]]
[[Image:NCP graduation ceremony.jpg|200px|thumb|right|An NCP graduation ceremony.]]
[[Image:Close up of NCP Poster.png|200px|thumb|right|NCP recruitment poster.]]


The [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] creates the '''New Caprica Police''' (NCP) in response to security issues with the captive humans who inhabit [[New Caprica]].


The NCP consists of humans who are either coerced into working for the Cylons or join the police voluntarily, because they believe that they could deal with the human population better than the Centurions and thus possibly prevent some of the suffering or deaths.
The [[Cylon Occupation Authority]] creates the '''New Caprica Police''' (NCP) in response to security issues with the captive humans who inhabit [[New Caprica]]. The group consists of humans who are either coerced into working for the Cylons, or join the police voluntarily because they believe that they can deal with the human population more effectively than Centurions (thus preventing unnecessary suffering an death).  


With numerous security restrictions and heightened levels of control and repression on the planet, a band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters, regarded by the Cylons as insurgents, begins to strike back against the occupying Cylon army. The NCP was formed to counteract the insurgence by allowing the Cylons to find resistance through the anonymity that NCP members enjoy.
With numerous security restrictions and heightened levels of control imposed on the populace New Caprica, a band of human [[New Caprica Resistance|resistance]] fighters, regarded by the Cylons as insurgents, begins to strike back against the occupying Cylon force. The NCP is formed in direct response to this insurgence.  


Wearing black ski masks, blue body armor, and green uniforms with white armbands, the New Caprica Police are considered traitors to the human race and are regarded with both disgust and disdain by the majority of the planet's human civilization.
NCP members are often tasked with performing "dirty work" for the Cylons; rounding up suspects believed to be part of the resistance as well as innocent civilians, illegally imprisoning, beating and executing them. Wearing dark balaclava helmets (colloquial referred to ski masks), blue body armor, and green uniforms with white armbands, the NCP remain anonymous to the general population of New Caprica, who see them traitors collaborating with a brutal occupying force. Resistance members estimate that up to 200 humans are secretly working for the group.  


The NCP is often tasked with performing "dirty work" for the Cylons, rounding up both suspects believed to be part of the resistance as well as innocent civilians who are often illegally imprisoned, beaten and executed.
The most significant damage the resistance inflicts on the NCP takes place when the group is infiltrated by [[Tucker Clellan]]. In a spiraling depression caused by the death of his partner [[Nora]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 4|The Resistance - Episode 4]]), Clellan agrees to be wired with explosives and to detonate them during a graduation ceremony for new NCP recruits. In addition to Clellan, thirty-three NCP cadets and numerous Cylons die in the explosion. [[James Lyman]], a New Caprica Police captain and former deckhand under Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', survives the attack. The intended target of the suicide bombing, Colonial President [[Gaius Baltar]], chooses not to attend the gathering and is unharmed as well ("[[Occupation]]" , "[[Precipice]]").
The Resistance estimates that up to 200 humans are secretly working for the NCP.


The most significant damage the resistance inflicts on the NCP comes when the group is infiltrated by [[Tucker Clellan]]. In a spiraling depression caused by the death of his partner [[Nora]] ([[Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance#Episode 4|The Resistance - Episode 4]]), Clellan agrees to be wired with and detonate an explosive device in a suicide attack during the graduation ceremony of a New Caprica Police academy class. Casualties include thirty-three NCP cadets and numerous Cylons. [[James Lyman]], a New Caprica Police captain and former deckhand under Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', survives the attack. The intended target, [[Gaius Baltar]], chose not to attend the gathering ("[[Occupation]]" , "[[Precipice]]").
After the human population escapes New Caprica and reunites with the Fleet, a number of known and suspected collaborators, including Lyman, are charged with and convicted of "crimes against humanity" and treason.  They are summarily executed by the [[Circle]], a tribunal secretly created under the executive order of President [[Tom Zarek]] to investigate and decide the fate of people implicated as collaborators during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica ([[Collaborators]]).  
 
After the human population escapes New Caprica and reunites with the Fleet, a number of known and suspected collaborators, including Lyman, are charged with and convicted of "crimes against humanity", and treason.  They are summarily executed by the [[Circle]], a tribunal secretly created under the executive order of President [[Tom Zarek]] to investigate and decide the fate of people implicated as collaborators during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica ([[Collaborators]]).  


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 04:45, 15 January 2008

Two NCP officers on patrol.
An NCP graduation ceremony.
File:Close up of NCP Poster.png
NCP recruitment poster.


The Cylon Occupation Authority creates the New Caprica Police (NCP) in response to security issues with the captive humans who inhabit New Caprica. The group consists of humans who are either coerced into working for the Cylons, or join the police voluntarily because they believe that they can deal with the human population more effectively than Centurions (thus preventing unnecessary suffering an death).

With numerous security restrictions and heightened levels of control imposed on the populace New Caprica, a band of human resistance fighters, regarded by the Cylons as insurgents, begins to strike back against the occupying Cylon force. The NCP is formed in direct response to this insurgence.

NCP members are often tasked with performing "dirty work" for the Cylons; rounding up suspects believed to be part of the resistance as well as innocent civilians, illegally imprisoning, beating and executing them. Wearing dark balaclava helmets (colloquial referred to ski masks), blue body armor, and green uniforms with white armbands, the NCP remain anonymous to the general population of New Caprica, who see them traitors collaborating with a brutal occupying force. Resistance members estimate that up to 200 humans are secretly working for the group.

The most significant damage the resistance inflicts on the NCP takes place when the group is infiltrated by Tucker Clellan. In a spiraling depression caused by the death of his partner Nora (The Resistance - Episode 4), Clellan agrees to be wired with explosives and to detonate them during a graduation ceremony for new NCP recruits. In addition to Clellan, thirty-three NCP cadets and numerous Cylons die in the explosion. James Lyman, a New Caprica Police captain and former deckhand under Chief Tyrol on Galactica, survives the attack. The intended target of the suicide bombing, Colonial President Gaius Baltar, chooses not to attend the gathering and is unharmed as well ("Occupation" , "Precipice").

After the human population escapes New Caprica and reunites with the Fleet, a number of known and suspected collaborators, including Lyman, are charged with and convicted of "crimes against humanity" and treason. They are summarily executed by the Circle, a tribunal secretly created under the executive order of President Tom Zarek to investigate and decide the fate of people implicated as collaborators during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica (Collaborators).

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