Middle East

OPINION: Deloitte's Public Safety lead in the Gulf region, Andrew Morley, examines how police and other public safety agencies in the Middle East might respond to Covid-19. There are already very significant demands placed upon these agencies in enforcing the critical public health measures introduced to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus - but is there more?

SPOTLIGHT ON THE WINNERS: An operation led by Dubai Police’s Anti-Narcotics Unit, which smashed an international smuggling ring and led to the United Arab Emirates’ largest drugs seizure, was awarded Highly Commended in the World Class Policing Awards, sponsored by Accenture. In the ninth of twelve articles focusing on the award-winning nominations, Keith Potter takes a closer look at this innovative and collaborative operation.

Analysis: Consultant to Dubai Police Jorge J. Román PhD explores the benefits of benchmarking for policing and how the Dubai Police applied benchmarking methodology to its fleet management system to improve productivity and reduce costs.

Insight: The Dubai Police Youth Council was set up in 2017 to enable young people to have a greater say in policies that impacted them as part of a wider UAE initiative. Dubai Police Consultant Jorge J. Román Ph.D explains how the Council works and the impact it has had.

Event announcement: Dubai Police is hosting the UAE Swat Challenge in February 2020. Dubai Police's Jorge J. Roman and Dr Hamdan Al Samt explain how the event is more than a competition with specialist teams from all over world coming together to compete, but also to share experiences and exchange ideas.

LONG READ: International policing missions offer a range of challenges, particularly cultural. Jan Leenslag of the Dutch National Police explains how he used ‘soft skills’ and cultural awareness to develop 'train the trainer' programmes in Afghanistan.