Counter-Terrorism in Singapore
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I am a student doing a project on counter-terrorism in Singapore. To gather data essential for my project, responses from the people are greatly required.
Please help me by answering the following questions, giving your honest opinions. Thank you for your help. Information from this survey shall be kept confidential.
1.
Gender:
Male
Female
2.
Age
15-20
21-39
40 and above
3.
Income level:
Less than $1000
$1000-$2999
$3000-$4999
$5000-$6999
More than $7000
4.
Race:
Chinese
Indian
Malay
Other:
5.
Educational level:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Other:
6.
Should the government be held responsible for the escape of Mas Selamat?
No
Yes
7.
Do you think the government has been lax with security lately? If so, please give some reasons why.
No
Yes,
8.
Do you think terrorists would have a chance to enter and/or leave Singapore undetected?
No
Yes
9.
In the event of a terrorist attack, how high do you think the number of casualties would be?
Extremely high
High
Low
None
10.
If Mas Selamat was confirmed to still be in Singapore, would you feel worried or scared when you go out?
No
Yes
11.
Do you think that there are still some terrorists hiding in Singapore?
No
Yes
12.
On a scale of 10, with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst, how would you rate Singapore’s counter-terrorism policies?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
13.
Is there a chance for other detainees to escape from their detention areas?
No
Yes
14.
What kinds of exercises were held in Singapore before? (You may tick more than one option)
Mass drills
Reservist
Food rationing
Others:
15.
Are those exercises effective? If they are, please state what you have learnt from those exercises.
No
Yes
16.
What do you think is the main contributing factor to Mas Selamat’s escape? (Please rank the options from 1 to 5, with one being the main contributing factor, and 5 being the factor which contributed the least).
1]
Ineffective military
2]
Not strict enough laws
3]
Lack of cooperation from the public
4]
Ineffective border controls
5]
Others
17.
12. What do you think contributed most to the generally safe environment of Singapore? (Please rank your answer by filling the box with 1-8, with 1 being the main contributing factor, and 8 being the factor which contributed the least).
1]
Successful intelligence coordination
2]
Support and cooperation from other countries
3]
Willingness of the public to cooperate
4]
Strong social harmony
5]
Strong military
6]
Strict laws
7]
Effective border controls
8]
Others
18.
If given the power to change Singapore’s counter-terrorism policies, which aspect would you improve on? (You may tick more than one option)
Successful intelligence coordination
Support and cooperation from other countries
Willingness of the public to cooperate
Strong social harmony
Strong military
Strict laws
Effective border controls
Others:
19.
Are you aware that mass drills were held to improve responses to potential terrorist attacks?
No
Yes
20.
Did you participate in the mass drills? If the answer is “yes”, please name some examples. (only answer this question if your answer to question 19 was 'yes', if not, please move on to questions 21)
No
Yes
21.
What are “dirty bombs”?
The most common type of bomb used by terrorists which can be hidden inside clothing or cars
Extremely powerful bombs
A type of bomb that injure and kill through spread of radiation
A type of bomb which is set to arm itself at a certain pressure
22.
Which of the following are terrorist groups which threatens Singapore’s security? ( you may tick more than one option)
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Jemaah Islamiyah
Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia
Kumpulan Militan Malaysia
Al-Qaeda
Others:
23.
Which of the following places in Singapore were targeted for terrorist attacks? (You may tick more than one option)
Jurong Island
Water pipelines
MRT Stations
Changi Airport
US Embassies
Shopping Malls
Others:
24.
What were some of the measures taken by the government to counter the threat of terrorism? (you may tick more than one option)
IRCC(Inter-Racial Confidence Circle)
RRG(Religious Rehabilitation Group)
Restricting access to radical websites
ISA(Internal Security Act)
SPRC(Security Policy Review Committee)
Others:
25.
How did you come across the above information? (you may tick more than one option)
Friends
Internet
News broadcast
Newspaper
Others:
Online Surveys
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