The research suggested that twenty five per cent of all burglaries and thefts were committed by drug users to pay for their habits. Other authoritative sources attribute one half of all reported crime to be drug related. Seizures of illegal drugs rise annually, but all the indicators are that drug abuse continues inexorably to increase. Effective drugs enforcement must take place on an international, if not a global scale. No country can deal with the vast problems alone.
Terrorism leaves few countries untouched.
If not actually experiencing terrorist atrocities, countries may be exploited by terror groups who use a particular country to buy arms, to launder funds or to lie low before perpetrating further crimes. Whilst some of these groups proclaim to be waging a political campaign they are criminals, who need to be pursued relentlessly and brought to justice. Human rights, human dignity are features of a free society. Police training in all nations should embrace the standards and values essential to safeguarding human rights. The increased mobility of labour, the migration of people, the greater opportunities for leisure travel, not to mention, the increased activities of international criminals demand the highest standards of behaviour and respect for the individual from police officers throughout all of our police services.