Publications

The Academy publishes a number of reports and publications and the major ones are listed on this page

 
 
Annual Report

Annual Report 2008/2009

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Annual Report 2009/2010

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Commemorative Magazine

Commemorative Magazine

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Home Team Gallery Guide

Home Team Gallery Guide

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Home Team Journal

Home Team Journal Vol. 1

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Our theme, Managing Crises at the Homefront, for the inaugural issue is our take on the uncertain times we are facing. The compass on the cover represents our crisis leaders. The compass is a timeless, classis instrument and its use is ever-present and constant even with changing events and technology. In a crisis, our leaders are the voice and presence who will chart the direction to follow in the midst of turmoil and uncertainty.

 

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Home Team Journal Vol. 2

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We are honoured to feature and interview for the Home Team Journal on this theme with the former Head of the Singapore Civil Service, Permanent Secretary for the National Security and Intelligence Coordination (NSIC) and for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Peter Ho. This interview provides an overarching view on the changing landscape of Homefront Security in Singapore and his insights on how the Home Team can leverage on innovations and foster a culture of creativity.

 

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Home Team Journal Vol. 3

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The special edition of the Home Team Journal is out, featuring Dr Majeed Khader, Director of Behavioural Sciences Unit, as Guest Editor. With the theme, "Behavioural Sciences in Home Team Operations", this issue exemplifies the ‘3 O’ applications of behavioural and social sciences – namely, Operations, Organisations and Officer. For everyone interested in social and behavioural sciences, and how they relate to Home Team operations, this is one issue you should not miss out reading!

 

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Home Team Journal Connect

The HT Journal is meant to stimulate discourse in our Local and Global HFS community of practitioners. In this HT Journal Connect portal, we aim to do this by featuring the valued contributions from our readers who are HFS practioners as well.
 
    
From Prescription Drug to Controlled Drug - The Subutex Experience
by Chong Fui Kim, Central Narcotics Bureau
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Subutex is a prescription drug used to treat opiate dependence. It was approved for use in 2000 by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and introduced in Singapore in 2002 for drug substitution therapy. However, the availability of Subutex through the General Practitioner (GP) network gave rise to rampant abuse as there were no watertight regulations to control how it was dispensed and administered.
 
 
Defusing the 'Dirty Bomb' Threat
by Shaiful Herman, Singapore Civil Defence Force
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The article highlights the threat of a ‘dirty bomb’ incident occurring in Singapore and outlines the developments that have taken place in the various national agencies, in particular the Singapore Civil Defence Force, to counter this threat.
 
 
The Yellow Ribbon Project Story
by Tan Sher Leen, Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE)
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The YRP was established in 2004 as a community engagement campaign and catalyst to bring about social acceptance for ex-offenders and their families. This is crucial to achieve a safer and more secure home for all. Helping ex-offenders to reintegrate successfully into the community is for the greater good that, at the end of the day, one less crime is committed and one less victim is

harmed.

 
 
Safety and Security Watch Group
by Loh Wee Lee, Singapore Police Force
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In November 2003, the Security Watch Group (SWG) Scheme was introduced as mainly a Police-networking platform for the commercial sector to collaborate on the target-hardening of their premises where they operate their businesses. Buildings are grouped into SWG clusters. Within each SWG cluster, buildings undergo the three-step process of threat assessment, auditing of systems and the streamlining of operations through the pooling of resources.
 
 
Anticipating Terrorist Innovations: The Lessons of the Mumbai 26/11 Attacks
by V. Balachandran
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It will not be incorrect to say that the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai had a similar impact on the Indian security system as 9/11 had on the United States of America. The attack exposed glaring holes in the antiquated security management inherited from colonial days bringing it to public ridicule. The paper will analyze the background to 26/11, the response, its aftermath and the continuing infirmities in Indian security system.
 
Book Review on "New Asian Hemisphere - The Irresistable Shift of Global Power" by Kishore Mahbubani
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Another contribution from one of our very own Home Team officers, ASP Narendran Krishnan from the Singapore Prisons Service. ASP Narendran talks about ‘The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East’ in his own candid ways. Delve into his perception of the book that has been around for some time, but by no means outdated and still very relevant to today’s Homefront Security context.
In this article, former ICA Commissioner, Mr. Eric Tan explores the critical relationship between identification and border security. He argues that it is imperative to harness a global approach towards identification using technology and protection of individual country's boundaries. At the same time, a tight relationship between identification and border security would help to mitigate the threat posed by international terrorism and transnational crime.
 
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