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VOLUME 40 NO. 9 Peace and Cooperation through Music Never Judge a Plastic Bag by its Colour LEAP FOR LEADERSHIP 02 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 03 CONTENTS 03 06 07 LEAP for Leadership Never Judge a Plastic The Real CSI Bag by its Colour With so many divisions and departments in the Singapore Police Force (SPF), and each developing identified leaders in their 08 10 own different ways, there is a need to Peace and Heroes For Life: institute some structure and consistency to Cooperation “ If I was born again, the process and programmes in place for through Music I would join the Singapore Police Force” leadership development across the Force. With decentralisation, units ran the risk of missing out essential components of leadership development needed to groom officers for leadership roles in future postings. 12 14 15 Today, officers can look forward to Home Team Elusive but A Classic Setting Volunteers: not Evasive for a Classic Drama tapping on the Learn Equip Act Progress A second chance to fulfil a long (LEAP) Programme, which is the revised time ambition and rebranded Leadership Development Programme (LDP). The LEAP Programme is aimed at ensuring a clear, concise, consistent NOTE FROM THE TEAM COMMITTEE and robust structure to develop leadership competencies of police officers. In this issue, read how our officers are empowered and moulded Editorial Advisor AC Melvin Yong into leaders of the future with the Learn Equip Act Progress (LEAP) Officially launched on 22 Aug 2014 by the Programme. Learn of how the eagle eyes of our Community Chief Editor Policing officers detect crime by spotting a seemingly innocuous DAC Tan Tin Wee Ministry of Home Affairs Deputy Secretary plastic bag. Join us in conversation with retired Deputy Assistant Senior Editor (Policy), Ms Goh Soon Poh, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr Thambiah Letchamanan as he recounts Ms Leena Rajan Commissioner of Police (Policy), Mr T. Raja his policing days in post-war Singapore and tells us why being a Editor Kumar and Director Manpower, Senior police officer is a calling for life. Ms Tham Yee Lin Assistant Commissioner of Police Tan Hung Having the opportunity to meet these passionate officers and hear Journalists Ms Chew Si Lei Jinnie Hooi at the Police Headquarters auditorium, their stories is what keeps me excited to continue bringing to you SC/Cpl Muhammad Alif Bin Sapuan the event was attended by about 250 police snippets of life in the SPF. I hope such stories also serve as an SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue inspiration to all of us as we go on with our daily pursuit to protect SC Mok Wen Jie officers and senior officers across different our home and keep Singapore safe. I hope you will enjoy this issue. Photographers units. There was also an opportunity for LEAP SSgt Chee Yong Tat SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue participants to mingle and engage with the Ms Chew Si Lei Jinnie SC Mok Wen Jie Journalist senior leaders. Police Life Design and Production Redbean De Pte Ltd SSSgt Ng Shi Wei By LEAP FOR Manpower Department Police Life is a publication of the Singapore Police Force. For feedback or enquiries, please write to the editorial team at [email protected]. The materials in this publication are not to be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the Editorial Committee. All rights reserved. Whilst we tried to ensure that information provided is up-to-date and accurate, the publisher will not be responsible for any errors or omissions. facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce twitter.com/singaporepolice youtube.com/spfcommunityoutreach Police@SG iPhone / Android App www.police.gov.sg LEADERSHIP 04 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 05 SPF needs to develop our officers to be effective community leaders and leaders at every level as we strive to be the Force for the Nation aiming to make Singapore the safest place on earth. Deputy Commissioner (Policy) T. Raja Kumar, in his opening address A new framework ach year, about 200 police officers Closely guided by the SPF Leadership across all units will be nominated Competency Framework introduced in to participate in the programme. 2004, the LEAP programme focuses on EDriving the programme will be the developing a wide range of leadership Manpower Department (MPD), Training competencies for participants across Command (TRACOM) and the Unit three years: Self Leadership in the first Leadership Development Committees year, Team Leadership in the second (ULDC) led by the respective Deputy year and Strategic Leadership in the Commanders and Directors. Under each third year. ULDC, activity managers pegged at the level of Commanding Officers, Heads Each year, LEAP participants will and Assistant Directors will be tasked go through a pre-identified training to mentor and run the unit leadership programme headed by the TRACOM, development programme (ULDP) for the as well as two ULDP activities headed LEAP participants. by the respective ULDCs YEAR Self YEAR Team YEAR Strategic 1 Leadership 2 Leadership 3 Leadership Consistency creates new opportunities 1 ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED EACH YEAR: 3 With the new standardised training 2 scheme for all officers, the new TRACOM One ULDP Activity structure will benefit not only potential Centralised Programme One Fixed with a list of choices leaders, but current ones as well. As Senior Staff Sergeant Wahida ULDP Activity Abdul Aziz, Deputy Officer-in-Charge Overall-in-charge: Manpower Department (Youth), Community Policing Unit, Pasir Ris Neighbourhood Police Centre, said, “The new programme will This new framework provides benefit officers aspiring to be leaders. leadership training for participants For me, this will act as a benchmark (through courses coordinated by the The LEAP Programme creates a consistent framework on what is expected of a leader in the TRACOM), and also exposes them SPF, in addition to personal growth to actual leadership moments and and development.” experience through suitable ULDP in training leaders from all units. Personally, I hope to activities, such as being deployed as Led by the MPD, LEAP is a key nd the In-Charge or 2 In-Charge for improve my leadership skills, particularly my public speaking program under the SPF People Divisional Police Deployments, to build Development Master Plan seeking to up skills, knowledge and higher-order during the first year of the programme which focuses on develop leaders, professionals and thinking process. learners in all our police officers. In support of the Police Transformation The MPD oversees and tracks the developing competencies under Self Leadership. Programme (PTP), the LEAP leadership developmental progress Programme also represents the of all LEAP officers through the yearly SI Jamie Pang Yin Cheng, LEAP Participant Ops Management Division, Operations Department Force’s refreshed efforts in enhancing submission of ULDP progress report of officers’ experience in terms of their the participants. leadership development journey. SC Mok Wen Jie and Manpower Department 06 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 07 VOICES FROM THE BLUE SC (NS) Mohamed Feroz Jahan By NEVER JUDGE Public Affairs Department A PLASTIC BAG BY ITSThe instincts of two CommunityCOLOUR Policing Officers led to the detection of two drug offenders. ergeant (Sgt) Mohamed Idil stairway behaving suspiciously as the while the other man was kept under the man admitted to having consumed Bin Mohamed Ali and Corporal team walked from the fourth floor to the close watch by Tampines North Zone drugs prior to meeting his friend at (Cpl) Dorigo Cai were part of a third. “I alerted my fellow grassroots 5 RC Chairman, Mr Wong See Choon. the stairway but revealed that the bag Steam conducting joint block visits along leaders and the police officers who belonged to the man who had fled. Tampines Street 45 earlier this year. were part of the entourage,” said Run away from a Plastic bag Member of Parliament for Tampines Ms Soh. Sgt Idil and Cpl Cai’s knew Despite the officers’ best efforts, the Inch-perfect instincts Group Representation Constituency, they had to quickly take charge of the fleeing man quickly disappeared from The two Tampines Neighbourhood Mr Baey Yam Keng, representatives situation. The officers thus approached sight. The officers then returned to Police Centre officers had quickly for the Town Council and the Housing the men to strike up a conversation. check on the other man. “We had earlier taken charge of the situation when and Development Board (HDB) and “From their body language during our Residents’ Committee (RC) members spotted a plastic bag being hidden from they sensed something amiss, which interview, we knew they were lying made up the rest of the team. The our sight by the suspect who had fled. earned them praise from Mr Baey. “I through their teeth. Every question friendly visits took a sudden turn at We suspected it could contain some remember the calm of that evening posed to them was met with unease,” about 9.45pm. suspicious contents,” said Sgt Idil. True when I was visiting residents and said Sgt Idil. enough, they found the plastic bag with quietly the police detected something Expect the unexpected When the two men were asked to the person who had been held back fishy. It is impressive how quickly the One of the grassroots leaders, Ms produce their identity cards, one of and it contained items that indicated police had sprung into action. This is Ivy Soh, saw two men seated on the them fled. Both officers gave chase the use of drugs. Upon questioning very assuring to the public. Well done!” TV DRAMAS VS THE REAL CSI REALITY By SC Mok Wen Jie Popular television series today like “Crime A senior crime scene specialist, Ms Ee Sze Min joined the Scene Investigation (CSI)” often make forensic Singapore Police Force (SPF) in February 2013 after obtaining her investigations appear very quick and easy to solve.