SINGAPORE

Way of Life
 RICHEST CITY! GARDEN CITY!

CITY OF THE FUTURE!

PALAU
UJONG!

277 SQUARE MILES

WAY OF LIFE
World’s most expensive city to live in (taxes on cars)

Personal care, household goods, domestic help is much lesser

than other major cities

Houses 184,000 millionaires

Singapore has been ranked as the top city in Asia in terms of

quality of living according to Global Human Resource Consultancy
Mercer.
WAY OF LIFE
Singapore's lifestyle - multi-cultural, maintaining their unique way of life
and at the same time living harmoniously.
Happiest country in South-east Asia
Family is the most important unit and despite materialistic goals, the
family and community always take precedence. This in turn helps build
a content and happy society.
Has best quality of living in Southeast Asia
CULTURE
Singaporeans are multi-cultural

The culture of Singapore is a combination of Asian, European and Middle

Eastern cultures. Influenced by Malay, South Asian, East Asian, and
Eurasian cultures.

World’s most Religiously Diverse country

Religions : Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism, Hinduism, amongst others.

RACIAL HARMONY DAY – July 21 annually
Population
5.7 M. estimated population of Singapore
Ethnic Chinese
Malays (The Malays are recognized as the indigenous community.)
Ethnic Indians
There are also Eurasians in Singapore.
•1299 – Kingdom of Singapura

•1819 – British Colonization

•1942 – Japan tocok SG

•1945 – rescued by the Brits, but wanted Colonial

Independence
•1959 – Independence from the Brits

•1963 – Merger with Malaysia

•1965 – Divorce from Malaysia (Total

Independence)
GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY
Government

Singapore is a Parliamentary Republic

Governed by a written constitution

3 branches of government

1. Executive

2. Legislative

3. Judiciary
Government

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Responsible for the execution and enforcement of laws as

well as the administration of public affairs.

14 ministries

Consists of the President, Prime Minister, and the

Cabinet.
Government

PARLIAMENT (LEGISLATIVE BRANCH)

draw up legislative laws.

-Make laws, control the states’ finances, and checking on

the actions of the Executive.

-99 seats is the Parliament (2013)

Government

JUDICIARY BRANCH

-Interpret and apply the laws passed by the legislature.

-2 tiers to the court system: Supreme Court; State Courts

-Chief Justice – head of JB who seats in the Court of

Appeal alongside the judges of Appeal.

-Appointed by President
PEOPLE
•Polite and Law-abiding

•Healthy

•Low Fertility Rate

•Clean/Sanitary

•Competitive

•Innovative
 “Setia dan Bakti”
(Loyalty and Service)
•1819 – oldest government organization

– under the command of FRANCIS JAMES BERNARD

– a small police force was arranged, consisting of: 1 sergeant, 12

constables and a jailer.

•August 1820 – formal establishment of a Police Force.

CHANGES IN THE POLICE CREST
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SPECIALIST STAFF DEPARTMENT
A. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
8 DIVISIONS:
1. MAJOR CRIME DIVISION
a. Special Investigation Section
b. Serious Sexual Crime Branch
2. SPECIALIZED CRIME DIVISION
a. Secret Societies Branch
b. Specialized Crime Branch
c. Unlicensed Money Lending Strikeforce
d. Specialized Crime Policy Branch
e. Intellectual Property Rights Branch
f. Casino Crime Investigation Branch
3. Technology Crime Division

4. Bomb and Explosive Investigation Division

5. Intelligence Division

6. Investigation Support And Services Division

7. Operation and Investigation Policy Division

- Operation Branch
- Prosecution Branch
- Liaison Branch
- Training Unit

8. Research, Planning and Organizational Development Division

B. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
◦ - white-collar crime investigation agency
◦ - investigates spectrum of commercial and financial crimes

C. POLICE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT

◦ - employs intelligence process and criminal intelligence
Specialist and Line Units
1. Airport Police Department
– responsible for the deployment , implementation and maintenance of
the National Civil Aviation Security Programme.

2. Ghurkha Contingent
- Special Guard Force and is currently used as Counter-Terrorist Unit

3. Home Team School of Criminal Investigation

- to train all investigations, forensic and investigation support officers.
 Six Land Divisions

POLICE COAST GUARD

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

SECURITY COMMAND (SecCom)

 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND

TRAFFIC POLICE DEPARTMENT

TRAINING COMMAND
 Ang Mo Kio POLICE DIVISION HQ (F
Land Units
DIVISION)

CENTRAL POLICE DIVISION

Bedok POLICE DIVISION HQ (G DISION)

 Land Units
Clementi POLICE DIVISION

Jurong POLICE DIVISION

Tanglin POLICE DIVISION

 Woodlands Division

Ang Mo Kio Division

Jurong Division Bedok Division

Tanglin Division

Clementi Division
Central Division
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE INSIGNIA
 RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION

RECRUITMENT:
1. AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE
2. HEIGHT: 158 CM WEIGHT: 50KG (FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE)
3. UNDERGONE FULL TIME NATIONAL SERVICE
4. MUST BE PHYSICALLY FIT
5. GOOD EYE SIGHT AND HAVE NORMAL COLOR VISION
6. AT LEAST PASSES IN THE GCE/NITEC
7. PASS A DEGREE IN ANY DISCIPLINE FROM A RECOGNIZED UNIVERSITY
8. HAVE A PHYSICAL EMPLOYMENT STATUS – A OR B (MALE)
9. SINGAPOREAN/SINGAPORE PERMANENT RESIDENT
 SCREENING
1. APPLICATION
2. WRITTEN EXAMINATION ( essay, math, vocabulary etc.)
3. MEDICAL EXAMINATION
4. PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
5. SELECTION
6. PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
7. ORAL INTERVIEW
8. FINAL EXAMINATION
9. FINAL SELECTION
TRAINING

POLICE TRAINING COMMAND (TRACOM)

◦ - Training arm of the Singapore police form
◦ - Conducts basic and developmental training to equip all officers with core and
general competencies
◦ - Maintains oversight on other SPF training institution

BOND AND PROBATION

POSTING SYSTEM

Warrant Card
Policing System of Singapore
COMMUNITY POLICING SYSTEM
The basic premise of community policing is that the police and the
members of the public should work together to eliminate, suppress
and prevent crime in society. This is an extension of the realisation
that crime is a community problem created by societal issues and
failures, and not just a police issue or an indication of its
effectiveness. Police effectiveness and public order cannot be greatly
enhanced unless the community can be persuaded to do more for
itself. Community policing seeks to inform and educate the public
about crime, its causes and effects within the society. It actively
seeks to mobilize the various sections of the community such as
public organizations, private firms, governmental agencies and the
general population in crime elimination, prevention and control.
NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE POST
Based similarly on the concepts of community policing and modelled
after the kōban system in Japan, it allows for police officers on the
ground to perform more duties, particularly investigative work,
which was previously in the hands of division-based officers.
Purpose of the NPP system
The NPP system was implemented in Singapore with the following objectives:
• To improve police-community relations in Singapore;

• To prevent and suppress crime through the co-operation of and support from the community;
and

• To project a better police image and win the confidence of the public in the police with more
community-oriented services.
QUESTIONS:
PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE
CHIEF PNP COMMISIONER OF POLICE
PNPA HOME TEAM ACADEMY
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