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Tag Archives: New Zealand
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
New Zealand focused on fair policing
New Zealand is into its 2nd year of a national initiative focused on fair and equitable policing, as reported here. Having first examined studies from other parts of the world, the panel leading the effort determined that “Overseas research into … Continue reading
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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Arming police studied in New Zealand
Research conducted by the New Zealand Police, based on analysis of 3,457 incidents over the last 11 years, estimates that routine arming of officers would result in 4 deaths per year, as reported here. Over 80% of the situations in … Continue reading
Instant drug testing in NZ
New Zealand police are trialing a smartphone app that, in conjunction with a small portable screen, can identify common illegal drugs based on their appearance, as reported here. A significant feature and advantage is being able to identify the drugs … Continue reading
Reforming police legislation in Fiji
Police in Fiji have been under military control since 2006 and are governed by a 1965 Police Act. As reported here, new legislation has been drafted and is under consideration. Activists are concerned that police powers are being expanded, but … Continue reading
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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2020 NZ POP awards
The community-focused Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Services (MPES) initiative took top prize at the 2020 New Zealand Police Problem-Oriented Policing Conference, as reported here. A national initiative aimed at holding low-level offenders accountable while keeping them out of the formal … Continue reading
World Class Policing
Initial World Class Policing awards were recently announced as reported here. The awards “reflect that effective modern day policing requires partnership and collaboration, whether in teams of officers and staff; collaboration between forces; multi-agency operations; wider public sector involvement; and … Continue reading
NZ police win World Class Policing award
The New Zealand Police were among 5 winners of the inaugural World Class Policing awards handed out recently, as reported here. They won for their Mobility initiative, credited with saving 500,000 staff hours per year, including an app that replaced … Continue reading
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