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Tag Archives: Singapore
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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Interpol trying to mend
This article reviews the evolution of Interpol over the last 20 years, including current attempts to rein in the abuse of red notices. Right after the events of September 11, 2001, the agency began emphasizing more information sharing and streamlining … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Chile, China, France, Germany, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, UK, USA
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Global Law & Order Report
Gallup’s latest law & order report, based on 148,000 surveys in 142 countries in 2017, can be accessed here. Residents of Venezuela felt least safe and also had the least confidence in police. Regionally, people in Latin America and the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Canada, El Salvador, Singapore, USA, Venezuela
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Global gun deaths
This article summarizes a study of global gun deaths recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. World-wide, gun deaths average about 250,000 per year — 64% homicide, 27% suicide, 9% accident. The global average rate, 4 per … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America
Tagged Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Singapore, USA, Venezuela
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More due process, less murder
This article summarizes a cross-national study of 89 countries that found two factors associated with having a lower murder rate — fewer young males and more due process of law. Having the death penalty or being more democratic had little … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
Tagged Brazil, Estonia, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, 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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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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ASEAN counter-terror weaknesses
This article notes increasing Islamic State terrorist activity in Southeast Asia and identifies several structural and practical impediments to developing an effective regional response through ASEAN, including slow processes, lack of practical action, and unresolved border disputes.
High praise for Singapore police
According to a 2016 survey, 88% of Singapore residents feel their police provide high-quality service. General safety and security was rated good or very good by 92% of survey respondents.
Aseanapol links strengthened
This article reports that the Aseanapol nations have signed a Protocol for Crisis Management that will increase information sharing during critical incidents such as terrorism. Adoption of the protocol is considered an important step as it was considered but tabled … Continue reading
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