| Crimewatch | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Kutrak Kankaanippu 绳之以法 Jejak Jenayah |
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Presented by | ASP Jessica Ang (English) ASP Justin Wong (Mandarin) DSP Zainal Ramli (Malay) ASP Kalaichelvan Daniel (Tamil) |
| Country of origin | Singapore (but based on a German format) |
| Language(s) | English Mandarin Malay Tamil |
| Production company(s) | National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore Singapore Police Force |
| Broadcast | |
| Original airing | 1986 |
Crimewatch is a television programme produced by the National Crime Prevention Council, Singapore and Singapore Police Force. Currently presented by serving regular police officers, it showcases the work of the Singapore Police Force: including solved cases, appeals for unsolved cases, as well as crime prevention advice. It is based on the German programme Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst, or "File XY... Unsolved".
The programme is telecast monthly in four languages: English ("Crimewatch"), Mandarin ("绳之以法"), Malay ("Jejak Jenayah") and Tamil ("Kutrak Kankaanippu"). The English version was first shown in 1986, followed by Mandarin, then Malay in year 2000 and Tamil in 2001.
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The current presenters for the series includes Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Julius Lim and Teo Zi-Ming (English version), Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Justin Wong (Mandarin version), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zainal Ramli (Malay version) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kalaichelvan Daniel (Tamil version).
Some of the former hosts include:
In most segments, through reenactments, the programme shows the details of what happened in a crime, as well as detailed sentencing of the suspect. The narrator describes the scene of the crime, however, the current presenter would take over for the sentencing part. The conclusion of each segment offers advice to the public for their own protection and safety related to that particular segment.