It is noted that the Kingdom of Tonga has never been a colony. It was a British Protectorate by election between 1900 and 1970; during this time it was known as the Friendly Islands.
3.
There are some exceptions, such as Nauru and Niue which are single (small) islands.
4.
Based on 1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics figures supplied by the Australian Institute of Police Management. The total number of police officers was calculated at 41,710 including 118 officers attached to the National Crime Authority and 2117 officers in the Australian Federal Police.
5.
Based on information contained in DouglasN.DouglasN. (Eds) (1994) Pacific Islands Yearbook, 17th edn, Fiji Times Ltd: Fiji.
6.
The following figures were supplied by the Nauru police force: Size of population 9,500 and size of police force: 67.
7.
Size of population: 17,400 (1991 estimate, Douglas & Douglas op. cit. at p.83); size of police force: 73 (figure supplied by Cook Islands police).
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Any or all of these problems are exacerbated by natural disasters such as cyclones which are prevalent in the region.
9.
This is particularly the case in those countries where senior and key positions have been “localized” following independence.
10.
This is a shorthand pidgin term (it translates as “one talk”) which refers to an informal system of customary obligations and reciprocations that exists between people from the same family, village or island. It remains highly influential, even in urban areas and among people who adopt an apparently “Western” lifestyle.
11.
BrownK. (1986) “Criminal Law & Custom in Solomon Islands” in Queensland Institute of Technology Law JournalVol.2, pp. 133–139 at p. 138.
12.
Edmond Tari (unreported), Village Court, Atagurua Nakamal, May 24, 1989 (L4-1544). Readers may wish to note that this case related to a complaint of rape.
13.
An exception is Solomon Islands. The information supplied by the Royal Solomon Islands Police makes no reference to overseas training of either kind.
14.
This is estimated to take up approximately 80 per cent of the six-month initial training period conducted at the Police Training School in Tonga.
15.
Such as arrival at the scene of a crime, performing an arrest, etc.
