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Tag Archives: Finland
Country rankings on risk of money laundering
Global rankings of 128 countries on their efforts and capacities in 2022 to mitigate money laundering are available here. The countries rated best included Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. Rated worst were the Democratic Republic of the Congo and … Continue reading
Gallup 2022 Global Law & Order Report
Gallup’s 2022 Global Law & Order Report is available here. It reports on an index comprised of 4 survey items including confidence in police, feelings of safety, and recent property and personal crime victimization. Twelve countries scored 90 or higher … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Gabon, Iceland, Indonesia, Norway, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, UAE, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia
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2021 Corruption Perceptions Index
Transparency International’s 2021 perceptions of public corruption index is available here. Among 180 countries, the least corrupt were Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand. The most corrupt were South Sudan, Syria, and Somalia. Over the last 5 years, the countries that … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Angola, Armenia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Honduras, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Korea, South Sudan, Syria
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Global terrorism in 2019
Worldwide, annual terror attacks and deaths have both dropped by about 50% between 2014 and 2019, as reported here. In 2019, the 5th consecutive year of decreases, 8,500 attacks resulted in 20,300 deaths. Afghanistan accounted for 21% of global attacks … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Cameroon, Chad, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Mali, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UK, USA
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Increased police applicants in Finland
Finland has a record number of 5,200 applicants for 400 positions this year in its 3-year police college, as reported here. According to officials, “the high number of applications is due to more outreach marketing.” Last year, the number of … Continue reading
Europol counter-terror efforts
An interview with Catherine De Bolle, Europol executive director and former commissioner general of police in Belgium, is available here. She discusses counter-terror developments in Belgium following the 2016 attacks in Brussels and current EU-wide initiatives including those focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, North America
Tagged Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Syria, UK, USA
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People in Singapore feel safest
This article reports the most recent global study of people’s feelings of safety and confidence in their police. People in Singapore feel most secure, followed by Norway, Iceland, and Finland. At the other end of the scale, people in Venezuela … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Afghanistan, Canada, Finland, Gabon, Iceland, Norway, Singapore, South Sudan, USA, Venezuela
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Finland is happiest
According to the latest World Happiness Report, Finlanders are happiest among 156 countries while Venezuelans are least happy. By region, North Americans (combined with Australia and New Zealand in this analysis) and Western Europeans are the most happy while South … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Australia, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Malawi, New Zealand, Syria, Togo, Venezuela
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Euro-Taser
This press release announces that Axon (formerly Taser) has established a Research & Development unit in Tampere, Finland, a city described as “among the world’s leading centres of excellence for imaging.” The new team is expected to “enhance the capabilities of … Continue reading
UN course for female senior officers
This article reports a Female Senior Officer Command Development Course being held in Malaysia to help prepare women for command roles in UN police missions around the world. It is the second of four offerings of the course, with the … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Central America, South America
Tagged Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, China, Fiji, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, Vietnam
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World Policing 