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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: The World Police Summit 2025, supported by Policing Insight as media partner, is to take place in Dubai this May, bringing together thought leaders, law enforcement professionals, and global speakers from over 100 countries. Register your place today!

REPORT LAUNCH: Policing Insight launches a new thematic report – Facing the future: the rise of facial recognition in policing. The report aims to be a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about facial recognition; with contributions from 34 expert stakeholders from around the world, we explain the technology and highlight the big debates around its use.

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: In two weeks, the Dubai Police will host the second edition of the World Police Summit, the world’s most influential gathering of law enforcement officials, security experts, and decision makers. The Summit will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 7-9 March 2023, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

ANALYSIS: As an Irish organised crime group worth more than a billion dollars has made headlines after the US Government offered a $5 million reward for their capture, Policing Insight’s Chris Allen takes a look at how we can tackle the biggest and most sophisticated criminal entities.

FEATURE: Police forces around the world have established special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units to tackle some of the most dangerous and demanding situations; the recent international UAE SWAT Challenge in Dubai gave forces the opportunity to test their skills, share experiences and exchange best practice, as Dr Jorge Román of Dubai Police explains.

INNOVATION: Four years ago Dubai Police launched its first Smart Police Station (SPS) driven by artificial intelligence (AI), as part of the force’s wider Strategic Plan for the use of AI: Dr Jorge Román and Khalifa Al Room of Dubai Police explain the reasoning behind the development of the SPS, how it works, and the impact it has already had on interaction between the police and the community.

INNOVATION: A recent murder investigation by Dubai Police highlighted the significant advances in brainwave science technology as a method of deception detection; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at how P300 could revolutionise lie detector tests, and why a continued focus on polygraph testing may leave the UK criminal justice system behind the times.

FEATURE: While the private sector is increasingly recognising and benchmarking the importance of a high-quality workplace environment in achieving improved performance, the public sector his still some way behind; Dubai Police consultant Jorge Román explains how the force is leading the way, by becoming the first police agency to secure accreditation from the Great Place to Work Institute.

FEATURE: With public confidence in policing high on the agenda of many forces, Dubai Police has developed new initiatives around citizen focus, community engagement and victim support to help deliver greater customer satisfaction; Dubai Police consultant Jorge Román and Captain Dr Abdullah Al Shaikh, Head of the force’s Victim Support Programme, explain the approach.

FEATURE: Online child sexual exploitation is a growing crime with horrific consequences around the world, but a global task force led by the FBI is making significant inroads, catching offenders and rescuing children; Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro reports from the UK’s Internet Intelligence and Investigations Conference on the success of the VCACITF.

INTERVIEW: Policing has had a tough 12 months; but if the challenges are difficult now, what scenarios will law enforcement agencies face in 10 or 20 years time? Policing Insight Contributing Editor Tina Orr Munro spoke to Odette Meli of the Australian Federal Police about her work on futures thinking and forward planning for policing.

INTERVIEW: Dubai Police recently became the first force to win seven IACP awards in one year, recognised for its work in areas ranging from forensics and research to victims’ services and highway safety. Policing Insight spoke to Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, about the force’s success, its efforts to tackle challenges such as COVID-19 and transnational crime, and how high-tech and happiness are crucial elements of the force's long-term strategy.

Opinion: In 2019, Dubai Police became the world's first law enforcement agency to achieve the British Standard Certification for delivering effective governance of organizational performance. Force consultant Jorge Román, and Dubai Police Major, Dr Hamdan Al Samt, explore what the standard means for both the force and the community.

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.