Home Team Psychology Division - HTPD

Do you want to join us and be part of Home Team Psychology Division (HTPD) Family?

HTPD is currently looking to recruit Behavioural Sciences Research Analysts. The research analysts will conduct all aspects of the research process, using extensive application of both theoretical and psychological knowledge.
Interested applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree (preferably in psychology or statistics) and are passionate in applied psychological research. Interested applicants can send in their CV and supporting documents to [email protected] by 26 December 2025. Enquiries can also be made to the email specified.

Asia’s premier gathering on criminal and operational psychology is almost here.

We’re counting down to the Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP 2025) — taking place in Singapore from 16–17 July 2025.
Held once every three years, this flagship event is organised by the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs and our Home Team Psychologists, and is set to be the largest and most influential conference of its kind in the region.

What to expect:
🔹 Global keynote speakers and cutting-edge thought leadership
🔹 High-level side events, dialogues, and practitioner deep-dives
🔹 Unmatched networking across law, psychology, security, and public safety
🔹 Representation from police, prisons, fire services, narcotics bureaus, immigration, border forces, and policy-level psychologists

Whether you work in law, forensics, criminology, correctional psychology, or national security — this conference offers a rare opportunity to engage with the latest innovations, evidence-based practices, and cross-disciplinary strategies shaping the future of safety and justice in Asia.
🖥️ Select sessions will also be live-streamed globally — so wherever you are, stay tuned.

📩 Interested in participating or collaborating? We welcome you to write in and be part of this milestone event.
📍 Dates: 16–17 July 2025
📌 Location: Singapore

🎯 Watch this space for updates and registration details.

Do you want to join us and be part of Home Team Psychology Division (HTPD) Family?
HTPD is currently looking to recruit Behavioural Sciences Research Analysts and Senior Research Analysts. The research analysts will conduct all aspects of the research process, using extensive application of both theoretical and psychological knowledge.
Interested applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree (preferably in psychology or statistics) and are passionate in applied psychological research. Interested applicants can send in their CV and supporting documents to [email protected] by 14 May 2025. Enquiries can also be made to the email specified.

The Home Team Psychology Division (HTPD) was formed on 1 Feb 2023, after a merger of the Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre (HTBSC), Office of Chief Psychologist (OCP), and Centre for Advanced Psychological Sciences (CAPS). As HTPD moves into our third year, we are proud to share our key achievements from the past year after building upon the 17 years of rich history as the HTBSC. 🌟 These were only made possible through the invaluable support of our colleagues, Home Team Divisions, and various stakeholders! Read our post to find out more about the key highlights!

Special thanks to our esteemed local and international experts whose knowledge and insightful perspectives have been instrumental in addressing our community’s challenges: Harvey Milkman, Shafiqah Ashur, Amanda Paton, Dr. Suzanne Anderson, Nur Diyannah Anwar.

Heartfelt appreciation to our brilliant teams for leading the various projects: Dr. Majeed Khader, Boon Siang Kwek, Halitha Banu, ChiChing Leung, Eunice Gan, Violet Lee, Charmaine Lee, Charmaine Tsi, Nicole Teo.

We look forward to deepening our impact and forging stronger partnerships in the year ahead! ✨😊
Keep in touch with us or our developments or connect with us if you want to be updated on these developments! 🤝

Do you want to join us and be part of Home Team Psychology Division (HTPD) Family?
HTPD is currently looking to recruit Temp Psychologists. The temp psychologist will conduct all aspects of the research process, using extensive application of both theoretical and psychological knowledge.

Interested applicants should have at least a good honours degree in psychology and are passionate in applied psychological research. Interested applicants can send their CV and supporting documents to [email protected] by 28 August 2024. Enquiries can also be made to the email specified.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-countries-set-up-anti-scam-centres-increased-teamwork-speed-vital-to-retrieve-lost-funds-spf. one example of how closer ASIA sharing can help one another!

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2840783/child-pornographer-blackmailing-17-year-old-nabbed

‘Child-pornographer’ blackmailing 17-year-old nabbed Police on Saturday arrested a suspected child-pornographer after being alerted by a 17-year-old victim who said he was being blackmailed.

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/07/30/teens-dream-of-filming-with-lisa-shattered-by-240k-modeling-scam/

Teen’s Dream of Filming with Lisa Shattered by $240K Modeling Scam A family from Phrae province has revealed that they were defrauded of 8.7 million baht, or around 240,000 dollars, by a fake modeling agency.

the transnational angle of scams.

Thai Police Arrest Serial Scammer Who Duped 73 Japanese Men Over a Decade Thai police have arrested a serial scammer with a history of defrauding multiple victims over the past 10 years

Do you want to join us and be part of Home Team Psychology Division (HTPD) Family?

HTPD is currently looking to recruit Behavioral Sciences Research Analyst (BSRA).The BSRAs would conduct applied research, using extensive application of both theoretical and psychological knowledge.

The areas of psychological research that the division is looking into are:
1. Online harms and misinformation
2. Crisis and Community resilience and coping
3. Cyber deception and scams
4. Leadership and organisational resilience
5. Criminal and forensic analysis
6. Drug and addiction psychology
7. Workplace mental well being and resilience

BSRAs are expected to conduct research (e.g. literature search, data collection, statistical analysis, report writing and communication of findings). They will also handle research-related administrative work to support the administration of projects. They will be working in teams with the psychologists and staff in the division.

Interested applicants should have at least a bachelor’s degree in psychology and are passionate in applied psychological research. Interested applicants can send their CV and supporting documents to [email protected] by 20 November 2023. Enquiries can also be made to the email specified.

A big THANK YOU to all our profilers! Congratulations to all our Winners!

The Criminal Behavioural Analysis Competition (CBAC) 2023: Youths Against Scams was successfully organised by the HTPD and its supporting organisers, Scam Public Education Office (SPEO) and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC).

From 8 July to 15 July 2023, more than 800 post-secondary school youths used their crime-solving and profiling skills to crack the Mystery of John Dou Wu Ming. Nothing could stop the teams in their quest for the truth. We commend each and every profiling team for your dedication and wits in getting through our three rounds.

Thank you also for your participation in our side quests - the IG "I can ACT against scams" Team Challenge and Research Survey. We hope that the game rounds and the side quests have encouraged you to protect yourselves and your loved ones against scams!

Lastly, we want to express our heartfelt appreciation to our wonderful HTPD interns. We could not have asked for a better team of creatives - game designers, scriptwriters, role-players, social media team, score tabulators, stage & lighting crew, ushers, etc!! And to our partners, MOE, HRD, CPCG, PDD, HT Eagles, and various SPF units, we appreciate your strong support!