SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Ballesteros, Rhanjhie
Bastian, Jazeel
Bay-an Joey
Chaguna, Jeamrev
Dacumos, Alfredo III
Raneses, Clifford
Sally, Kiel

SINGAPORE BACKGROUND
- Located in between INDONESIA and MALAYSIA
• 4.5 million people
• English (the most widely spoken language), Mandarin, Malay and
Tamil.
• National language remains Malay
• 77% Chinese, 14% Malay, 8% Indians, 1% Eurasians
• BUDDHISM 43.5%
• ISLAM 14.9%
• NON RELIGIOUS 14.8%
• CHRISTIAN 14.6%
• TAOISM 8.5%
• HINDUISM 4%

Singaporeans are strict, disciplined, and respect different cultures and

traditions.

GOVERNMENT
PARLIAMENTARY
- EXECUTIVE (which comprises Cabinet Ministers and office-holders,
and is led by the Prime Minister)
- LEGISLATIVE (which comprises the President and Parliament)
- JUDICIARY
*The Prime Minister is the Head of Government
*The President is the Head of State.
- HALIMA YACOB
First Female President
2017
- LEE HSIEN LOONG
- Prime Minister
- SINCE 2004
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE BRIEF HISTORY

1820 • Major-General William Farquhar established Police

Department in Singapore

• Francis James Bernard a Police Assistant leading a 12-

man team including a writer, jailor, jemadar (sergeant),
and eight peada (constables)

1826 • Incorporated into the Strait Settlements

Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan

1881 • Sikh Police Contingent (SPC) Created

1929 • Police Training School established

1945 • Singapore Police Force

1946 • Volunteer Special Constabulary

1949 • Gurkha Contingent

1952 • Riot Squad

1968 • Polis Repablik Singapura’, or Republic of Singapore Police

SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

- 1 Commissioner of Police
- 3 Deputy Commissioner of Police
o (POLICY, OPERATION, INVESTIGATION AND INTELLIGENCE)
- 16 Staff Departments
- 4 Specialist Staff Departments
- 17 Specialist and Line Units
STAFF DEPARTMENTS

- Administration and Finance

o Its primary role is to optimise administrative and financial
resources to meet the operational needs of the SPF.
- Community Partnership Department
o It is the staff authority for SPF’s community engagement and
partnership strategies, policies, structures and programmes.
- Internal Affairs Office
o Besides ensuring high investigation standards and
consistencies, IAO will also proactively explore ways to
address rising trends in certain types of criminal or disciplinary
offences so that SPF can proactively engage the right target
group to arrest such trends.
- Manpower Department
o Deals with all human resource (HR) matters in the Singapore
Police Force (SPF)
- Police Logistics Department
o deal with all human resource (HR) matters in the Singapore
Police Force (SPF)
- Planning and Organization Department
o Strategic planning, capability building and organisational
development, in order to keep the SPF relevant in an ever-
changing world.
- Public Affairs Department

o The liaison authority between the SPF and the news media, as
well as for information management and crisis
communications;
o Development of SPF’s corporate communication strategies
and policies;
o Production of publications and multimedia content; and
o Preserving and promoting SPF’s heritage.
- Training and Capability Development Department
o To enhance and professionalize training in SPF
- International Cooperation Department
o All international engagement efforts of the Singapore Police Force (SPF)
- Operations Department
o Operational Excellence, Readiness, Development
- Police National Service Department
o To ensure Police National Service Resources are operationally ready.
 - Center of Protective Security
o Protection and Security Industry Transformation
- Police Licensing and Regulatory Board
o Regulates sectors that pose risks to a safe, secure and orderly society
- Service Delivery Department
o Delivers professional police services
- Volunteer Special Constabulary
o To support the SPF to prevent, deter and detect crime through
volunteerism.
- Inspectorate and Compliance Office
o Responsible for the governance, risk management and internal controls
of SPF.

SPECIALIST STAFF DEPARTMENTS

- Commercial Affairs Department
o principal white-collar crime investigation agency in Singapore
- Ops-Tech Department
o Guide SPF in using new technology and science in functions
- Criminal Investigation Department
o premier investigation agency and staff authority for criminal investigation
matters
- Police Intelligence Department
o provide useful intelligence to prevent, deter, and detect crime in
Singapore

SPECIALISTS AND LINE UNITS (SINGAPORE=PHILIPPINES)

- AIRPORT POLICE DIVISION/ AVIATION SECURITY GROUP

- TRAFFIC POLICE / HIGHWAY PATROL
- POLICE COAST GUARD / PNP MARITIME GROUP
- PROTECTIVE SECURITY COMMAND / SPECIAL ACTION FORCE
- POLICE SECURITY COMMAND / Police Security and Protections Group
- SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND / ANTI-CYBERCRIME GROUP
o STAR, K-9 Units, Riot Police
- Home Team School for Criminal Investigation
- Police Operations Command Center
- Public Transport Security Command
- Gurkha Contingent
- Police Trainings Command
o Facilitates the trainings held at the police academy.
- Land Divisions
o AIRPORT POLICE DIVISION
o TRAFFIC POLICE
o POLICE COAST GUARD
 o PROTECTIVE SECURITY COMMAND
o POLICE SECURITY COMMAND
o SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
RANKING SYSTEM

- COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- SENIOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
- SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- INSPECTOR
- SENIOR STATION INSPECTOR II
- SENIOR STATION INSPECTOR
- STATION INSPECTOR
- SENIOR STAFF SERGEANT
- STAFF SERGEANT
- SERGEANT

QUALIFICATIONS SINGAPORE Police Force

1. At Least 18 years of Age

2. Undergone Complete Full-Time National Service
3. Physically Fit
4. Good Eyesight and Normal Color Vision
5. General Certificate of Education ordinary level or NITEC from the INSTITUTE OF
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
6. Pass a degree in any discipline from a recognized university
7. Have a Physical Employment Status, A or B for male Singaporeans, females
exempted.
8. Singaporean or Singapore Permanent Residence

QUALIFICATIONS for VOLOUNTEER SPECIAL CONSTABULARY

1. 18-45 years old

2. Minimum of 5 General Certificate of Education ‘O’ Level Credits or NTIEC
3. Singapore citizen or permanent resident
4. Normal Colour vision
SELECTION PROCESS
(BASED ON STAR)
1. APPLICATION
2. WRITTEN EXAMINATION
3. MEDICAL EXAMINATION
4. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
5. SELECTION
6. PSHYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
7. ORAL INTERVIEW
8. FINAL INTERVIEW
9. FINAL SELECTION
TRAINING
1. POLICE OFFICERS BASIC COURSE - PFNS
- term depends on Physical Employment Standards & IPPT results
PHYSICAL TRAINING:
- Foot Drills
- Weapon Handling
- Defence Tactics
- Obstacle Course
- Swimming
CLASSROOM LESSONS:
- Community Policing
- Patrol and Security Duties
- Criminal Law
- Scenario-Based Trainings
2. VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR CERTAIN FUNCTIONAL AREAS
• TRANINGS IN Construction
• Business
• Health services
• Art and design
• Agriculture
• Information technology
• OTHER SIMILAR AREAS
3. SUPERVISORY, EXECUTIVE AND LEADERSHIP COURSES

BEST POLICING METHODS

1. COMMUNITY POLICING
a. CONERSTONE OF SINGAPORE’S POLICE FORCE
2. ZERO TOLERANCE POLICING
a. Tough on crime.
b. Pay closer attention to minor offenses