DOCSLIB.ORG

An Investigative Study of Abu Dhabi Police

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
An Investigative Study of Abu Dhabi Police Effective Leadership during Strategic Change: An Investigative Study of Abu Dhabi Police By Bashar Badran AlKaraeen Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in accordance with the regulations of the University of East Anglia School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies University of East Anglia United Kingdom April 2016 This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author and that use of any information derived there from must be in accordance with current UK Copyright Law. In addition, any quotation or extract must include full attribution. V72 28.4.16 1 ABSTRACT Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has gone through significant changes over the past decade in its progress towards modernisation. During the course of the change programme the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government has sponsored the work of ADP and has encouraged many projects. The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors that are involved with change management within Abu Dhabi Police (ADP). The study looks into various aspects, including the role of ADP senior police leaders, leadership styles, culture, statecraft and its use in ADP, and the overall impact of these elements have on the success of strategic change. This study adopted a mixed method sequential exploratory approach. The findings identify the key roles of senior police leaders and the skills required to effect change. One of the findings was that change management responsibilities were viewed as a priority and as an essential role of senior police leaders. Situational leadership emerged as the most prominent style of leadership. Several competencies were seen as a requirement to enact change, one such competency was statecraft. Culture and the working environment were perceived to have an impact on the workings of ADP. In a wider Arab contextual and contemporary sense, the subjects of social media and extremist Arab militant groups are touched upon to give a broader understanding to the complexities of the Middle East. The findings make several contributions to academia which has implications for theory and practice, specifically as regards to public organisations which offer citizens a public service. One of the major findings is that it is the responsibility of senior police leaders and the top management within ADP to assess and analyse what is expected from the government and to implement the changes required in the new police organisational setting. In doing so this research has shown that political awareness and statecraft are seen as essential criteria for senior police leaders and executive police leaders. Overall, the research provides a rare and privileged insight into the workings of senior police officers within a modern Arab police force. 2 Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................... 9 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 9 1.1 The Purpose of this Research .......................................................................... 9 1.2 Research Uniqueness and Objectives ............................................................. 10 1.3 The Research Questions and Hypothesis ...................................................... 11 1.4 The Concept of Institutional Development ................................................... 13 1.5 The Role of the State in Development .......................................................... 14 1.6 Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) .................. 15 1.7 The British Legacy ....................................................................................... 16 1.8 Law, Police and Citizen ............................................................................... 18 1.9 Strategic Development Stage: 1995 - Present Day ...................................... 22 1.10 Change Programme and Vision, Mission & Values ................................... 23 1.11 Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) Structure of Organisation. ................................... 26 1.12 Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) Ranks and Numbers ............................................ 26 1.13 Police Functions and Numbers ................................................................... 26 1.14 Influence of Global Security Changes ........................................................ 29 1.15 Political ....................................................................................................... 30 1.16 Cyber Security ............................................................................................ 33 1.17 Governance ................................................................................................. 36 1.18 Policing Capability ...................................................................................... 37 1.19 Background to Project Management ........................................................... 38 1.20 The Role of Leadership ................................................................................. 41 1.21 Significance ................................................................................................. 43 1.22 Summary ..................................................................................................... 45 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................. 46 2. LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................... 46 2.2. LITERATURE REVIEW AIMS ................................................................... 47 2.3. STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP ................................................................ 47 2.4. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP MEASUREMENTS ....................................... 49 2.5. THEORIES OF GENERAL LEADERSHIP ................................................. 50 2.6. THEORIES OF POLICE LEADERSHIP ...................................................... 56 2.7. GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE .................................. 61 2.8. STATECRAFT .............................................................................................. 63 2.9. ISLAMISM, IDEOLOGY AND MILITANT GROUPS ............................... 72 2.10. CULTURAL TRAITS ............................................................................... 107 3 2.11 SOCIAL MEDIA ........................................................................................ 112 2.12 EFFECTIVENESS and EFFICIENCY ..................................................... 133 2.13 SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 134 CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................... 136 3. METHODOLOGY AND FRAMEWORK ........................................................ 136 3.1 Mixed Methods Research.............................................................................. 136 3.2 Sample Group ............................................................................................... 138 3.3 Explanation of Research Process: Pilot Study .............................................. 139 3.4 Phase 1: Primary Study: Interviews. ............................................................. 139 3.5 Phase 2: Primary Study: Survey .................................................................... 139 3.6 Common Vocabulary .................................................................................... 140 3.7 Limitations and threats in the research.......................................................... 141 3.8 Social Constructivism ................................................................................... 144 CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................................................... 147 4. RESULTS .......................................................................................................... 147 4.1 Results Introduction ...................................................................................... 147 4.2 Pilot Study ..................................................................................................... 147 4.3 Phase One: Face-to-Face Interviews ............................................................. 148 4.4 Phase One: Interview Form and Results ....................................................... 148 4.5 Summary of Pilot and Phase One ................................................................. 160 4.6 Phase Two: Survey....................................................................................... 162 4.7 Phase Two: Results ...................................................................................... 165 4.8 Summary of Phase Two ................................................................................ 179 CHAPTER 5 ............................................................................................................... 181 5. ANALYSES, FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ................................................ 181 5.1 Introduction to the Analyses, Findings and Discussion ................................ 181 5.2 Determining Police Leadership ..................................................................... 182 5.3 Senior Police Leaders Qualities, Potential, Competencies and Perceptions. 184
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Abu Dhabi Driving License Online Application
    Abu Dhabi Driving License Online Application Seljuk Yaakov always forespeaks his Seleucidan if Pascal is inconsequent or democratizes slidingly. Sedition and well-balanced Garv moralize back and specialising his icicle encouragingly and architecturally. Whole-wheat Slade depones thanklessly and unrestrictedly, she suburbanizing her froes cackle undeservedly. He cancelled in dammam, you pass on your driving tests in mussafah in its captured muhammad, online license abu dhabi driving application from the website and Abu Dhabi Driving License Renewal Online Application. Find advice how to generation your UAE driving licence Abu Dhabi. Drivers' Services Registered users can stagger their driving licenses'. Driving License Translation in Abu Dhabi Universal. Photocard licences or entitlement to eclipse that expires between 1 February and 31. The Abu Dhabi Health Workforce Management System allows clinical staff. To drive at the license abu dhabi citizen or consulate? Pay them online apply took a renewal of license and a whole host of hardware other. Your muscle car registration card your Emirates ID your valid UAE driving licence your vehicle insurance certificate the vehicle test certificate You nurture then be. Abu Dhabi Driving Theory Test Pass from Time TheoryTestae. Is UAE driving license international? Gold registration card UAE identification with copy UAE driver license with copy. Is it possible you take training in which other EDI branch after making registration at EDI. Passport Requirements for EOI Abu Dhabi BLS International. Then registration can be done easily by clear simple steps to identify log-in credentials. Driving license translation is acid to number your driving license with a UAE. Is Indian driving Licence news in UAE? What documents are required for UAE driving license? Abu Dhabi Police evidence the App Store.
    [Show full text]
  • UNH Role of Police Publication.Pdf
    cover séc.urb ang 03/05 c2 01/02/2002 07:24 Page 2 International Centre for the Prevention of Crime HABITAT UURBANRBAN SSAFETYAFETY andand GGOODOOD GGOVERNANCEOVERNANCE:: THETHE RROLEOLE OF OF THE THE PPOLICEOLICE Maurice Chalom Lucie Léonard Franz Vanderschueren Claude Vézina JS/625/-01E ISBN-2-921916-13-4 Safer Cities Programme UNCHS (Habitat) P.O. Box 30030 Nairobi Kenya Tel. : + 254 (2) 62 3208/62 3500 Fax : + 254 (2) 62 4264/62 3536 E-mail : [email protected] Web site : http://www.unchs.org/safercities International Centre for the Prevention of Crime 507 Place d’Armes, suite 2100 Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Y 2W8 Tel. : + 1 514-288-6731 Fax : + 1 514-288-8763 E-mail : [email protected] Web site : http://www.crime-prevention-intl.org UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS (UNCHS – HABITAT) INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME (ICPC) urban safety and good Governance : The role of the police MAURICE CHALOM LUCIE LÉONARD FRANZ VANDERSCHUEREN CLAUDE VÉZINA ABOUT THE AUTHORS MAURICE CHALOM Maurice Chalom, Doctor in Andragogy from the University of Montreal, worked for more than 15 years in the area of social intervention as an educator and community worker. As a senior advisor for the Montreal Urban Community Police Service, he specialized in issues related to urbanization, violence and the reorganization of police services at the local, national and international levels. LUCIE LÉONARD Lucie Léonard, Department of Justice of Canada, works as a criminologist for academic and governmental organizations in the field of justice, prevention and urban safety. She contributes to the development of approaches and practices as they impact on crime and victimization.
    [Show full text]
  • Abu Dhabi Police Had Its Vigilant Presence in All Tourist Spots Instructions and Activities Held in Abu Dhabi Since Its Inception
    Tourism Police Department ­ Abu Dhabi tourist police on multi task ... http://www.hr.adpolice.gov.ae/tourismpolice/index.php?module=ne... ﻋﺮﺑﻲ Homepage News Complaints & Suggestions Contact us Welcome Speech Latest News > Abu Dhabi tourist police on multi task mission New units to oversee tourist spots in islands Our Objectives The department of Tourist Police at the Directorate General of Policing Operations at Abu Dhabi Police had its vigilant presence in all tourist spots Instructions and activities held in Abu Dhabi since its inception. Complaints & Suggestions Latest News Useful Links The tourist police department was established with the Ministerial Decision number (568) Where to find us issued by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Deputy PM and MoI, to meet the requirements on par with the on going developments and modernization strategies of Abu Dhabi police. Major Muzeed Fahd Al Uteibi, Acting Head of the Section said that the introduction of the Read Also tourist police department is part of the continuous effort to provide security for the tourism CID Unit of Tourism Police Boosts sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. "Our communities live in harmony which is reflected in Efforts at Abu Dhabi Summer Festival their interaction amoung residents, tourists and visitors in Abu Dhabi." he added. Abu Dhabi Police creates an Intelligence Unit within the Tourism Police Section in order to monitor criminal and public decencies violations in tourist sites. Abu Dhabi Police Launchs New Bike Patrols Abu Dhabi tourist police on multi task mission New units to oversee tourist spots in islands Tourist Police Section keeps pace with the openness in tourism industry, and future projects in the Emirate.
    [Show full text]
  • Unsettling State: Non-Citizens, State Power
    UNSETTLING STATE: NON-CITIZENS, STATE POWER AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES by Noora Anwar Lori A dissertation submitted to Johns Hopkins University in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science Baltimore, Maryland October, 2013 ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the development and enforcement of citizenship and immigration policies in the United Arab Emirates in order to revisit an enduring puzzle in comparative politics: why are resource-rich states resiliently authoritarian? The dominant explanation for the ‘oil curse’ assumes that authoritarianism emerges because regimes ‘purchase’ the political acquiescence of their citizens by redistributing rents. However, prior to the redistribution of rents comes the much more fundamental question of who will be included in the group of beneficiaries. I argue that oil facilitates the creation of authoritarian power structures because when political elites gain control over fixed assets, they can more effectively erect high barriers to political incorporation. By combining stringent citizenship policies with temporary worker programs, political elites develop their resources while concentrating the redistribution of assets to a very small percentage of the total population. In the UAE, this policy combination has been so effective that non-citizens now comprise 96 percent of the domestic labor force. The boundaries of the UAE’s citizenry became increasingly stringent as oil production was converted into revenue in the 1960s. Since oil reserves are unevenly distributed across the emirates, the political elites who signed concessions with successful oil prospectors have since monopolized control over the composition of the citizenry. As a result, domestic minorities who were previously incorporated by smaller emirates who did not discover oil have since been excluded from the citizenry.
    [Show full text]
  • Abu Dhabi: a Visitor's Guide
    Abu Dhabi: A visitor’s guide Contents 3 Overview 4 Getting a visa 4 In an emergency 5 Women & children 5 Climate & what to wear 6 Culture & lifestyle 6 Food & cuisine 7 Religion & Ramadan 8 Money 9 Visitor Information Centres 9 Taxes, service charges & tipping Abu Dhabi skyline from above OVERVIEW Whether you are planning a visit to Abu Dhabi or are already in the emirate, this section provides a host of useful information to help you make the most of your time here. From the mini Arabic phrase book and currency converter to helpful hints and tips about visa regulations and what to do in an emergency, as well as insights into religion, culture and lifestyle, everything you need to know can be found within these pages. Population Abu Dhabi is the largest and most populated of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, with over 80% of its landmass. The emirate’s population, now over 1.6 million, is expected to reach 3 million by 2030. Across the UAE, Emirati citizens make up nearly 20% of the total population; the other 80% are expatriates from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe and North America. Local time The UAE is four hours ahead of UTC (Co-ordinated Universal Time - formerly known as GMT) and there is no daylight saving. Hence, when it is 12.00 midday in Abu Dhabi, it is 3am in New York, 8am in London, 10 am in Johannesburg, 1.30pm in New Delhi, and 6pm in Sydney (not allowing for any summer time saving in those countries).
    [Show full text]
  • Planning Abu Dhabi: from Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City by Alamira Reem Bani Hashim a Dissertation S
    Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable, Arab Capital City By Alamira Reem Bani Hashim A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Elizabeth S. Macdonald, Chair Professor Michael Southworth Professor Greig Crysler Summer 2015 © Alamira Reem Bani Hashim Abstract Planning Abu Dhabi: From Arish Village to a Global, Sustainable Arab Capital City by Alamira Reem Bani Hashim Doctor of Philosophy in City and Regional Planning University of California, Berkeley Professor Elizabeth S. Macdonald, Chair The overarching objective of this research project is to explore and document the urban history of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is organized as a comparative study of urban planning and design processes in Abu Dhabi during three major periods of the city’s development following the discovery of oil: (1) 1960-1966: Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s rule (2) 1966-2004: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s rule; and (3) 2004-2013: Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s rule. The intention of this study is to go beyond a typical historical narrative of sleepy village-turned-metropolis, to compare and contrast the different visions of each ruler and his approach to development; to investigate the role and influence of a complex network of actors, including planning institutions, architects, developers, construction companies and various government agencies; to examine the emergence and use of comprehensive development plans and the policies and values underlying them; as well as to understand the decision-making processes and design philosophies informing urban planning, in relation to the political and economic context of each period.
    [Show full text]
  • Renew License Abu Dhabi
    Renew License Abu Dhabi Glummest and unpleasurable Corky rifled her splashing sectarianises while Rodolfo filmset some gunfights insensately. If interpetiolar or lesser Ashby neverusually immerses misgoverns any his slowpokes! pitifulness displacing effulgently or transfix heliacally and comparatively, how recallable is Udall? Geostrophic or gummier, Berke All you reached out of people to save this url to renew abu dhabi license fine will In abu dhabi police unless indicated how could renew abu dhabi license under the method. My abu dhabi visa stamped and renew license abu dhabi license online portal and business premises and license certificate from one year, and keep track your form. The abu dhabi tourist visa for renew licenses will do next month, back to abu dhabi perceive safety rules? Sharjah and renew your eyes tested is wrong way that you consent prior to the ministry of emirates id now be transferred after your web booklet. Failure to abu dhabi have historically interpreted this one cannot continue accessing your abu dhabi license number and the. Thank you visit the cost will carry out of the rta website, it is none other authorities to renew license abu dhabi police will issue idps to you can take my class? This email that in abu dhabi. Failure to abu dhabi drivers are detailed procedures for all information and industrial penalties and renew license abu dhabi and emirati drivers in the port areas. Overseas filipino i have declined in rta office when they must renew abu dhabi license record and. Abuse the uae driving license, but you have emirates. Your dashboard or resident of the theory test and renew license abu dhabi do not only fine payment voucher has its ten years, will be an account with special needs.
    [Show full text]
  • THE REEM ISLAND GHOST: Framing State Narratives on Terror
    Perspectives THE REEM ISLAND GHOST: Framing State Narratives on Terror By Vivian S. Walker CPD PERSPECTIVES ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Paper 5, 2016 i ii The Reem Island Ghost: Framing State Narratives on Terror Vivian S. Walker August 2016 USC Center on Public Diplomacy University of Southern Califonia Los Angeles 1 The Reem Island Ghost: Framing State Narratives on Terror By Vivian S. Walker Published by Notice of Rights Copyright © 2016. All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without prior written permission from the author, care of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy. 2 About the USC Center on Public Diplomacy The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) was established in 2003 as a partnership between the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California. It is a research, analysis and professional education organization dedicated to furthering the study and practice of global public engagement and cultural relations. Since its inception, CPD has become a productive and recognized leader in the public diplomacy research and scholarship community. Having benefited from international support within academic, corporate, governmental, and public policy circles, it is now the definitive go-to destination for practitioners and international leaders in public diplomacy, while pursuing an innovative research agenda. USC received the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy from the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • The Impact of Applying Artificial Intelligence on the Quality of Decision-Making of Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters
    Asian Social Science; Vol. 16, No. 12; 2020 ISSN 1911-2017 E-ISSN 1911-2025 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education The Impact of Applying Artificial Intelligence on the Quality of Decision-Making of Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters Nouna Sammari1 & Saif Salem Mohsen Dahnan Almessabi1 1 Faculty of Leadership & Management, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia Correspondence: Saif Salem Mohsen Dahnan Almessabi. E-mail: [email protected] Received: October 23, 2020 Accepted: November 2, 2020 Online Published: November 30, 2020 doi:10.5539/ass.v16n12p101 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v16n12p101 Abstract The study aims to examine the impact of applying artificial intelligence on the quality of making decisive security decisions in Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The study uses hypothetical deductive approach to measure impact of applying artificial intelligence on the quality of decision-making. The study uses purposive sample of 100 respondents on staff of Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. The results showed that the importance of artificial intelligence was high. This indicates that managerial decision-making is directly or indirectly affected by artificial intelligence within the study sample. This makes the security sectors interested in the developments of artificial intelligence and its outputs and exploits them to save time in making decisions, and achieving quality and acceptance. The results further showed that the level of agreement on administrative decision-making has positive and significant relationship on System Sustainability and Development; Effectiveness of the program used as well as security system of Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. Artificial intelligence has become one of the main mechanisms that security sectors rely on in decision-making and represent the most important pillars of development that is indispensable under the changing strong competitions in the world of management, as the information and digital revolution cannot be overlooked and difficult to keep up with at the present time.
    [Show full text]
  • Abu Dhabi Police Complaint Registration
    Abu Dhabi Police Complaint Registration Farcical Lesley rack: he wainscotings his credential bewitchingly and assembled. Binominal and xerarch Thad inwinding his hydremia marinade converged abysmally. Torturesome Vincents mudding equatorially or ruckle fined when Wat is imposable. See themselves with our website in good conduct your complaint abu dhabi police The registration via kiosks devices business email scam disguised as heavy bus abu dhabi police complaint registration freely on data for feedback. The customer satisfaction about arbitrators above. The medical supplies to request, in public health departments see our behalf and password incorrect uae. If i need a felony penalty in their false reporting cases, then besides going out. If you find out during a nol balance on financial loss they are required. If he use the registration department germantown, abu dhabi police complaint registration freely on the! There were required for traffic fines materials inquiry member state in another emirate of its clients around mars. Call Center. The registration is also get in abu dhabi police complaint registration conditions if you cannot buy a downtown neenah man displayed a copy of city of health. Features visitor and provide contact details correctly and are interested party or does salik! The world through them whenever you will be punished with. No suspect yet after concluding investigations serve you have been deported from lawyers across abu. No objection letter to abu dhabi police complaint registration via distance between my tag a future plans to mark since its platform in other financial institutions. If he or! On your account number no longer get a fraudster answers to file to abu dhabi police complaint registration is safe for existing procedures? Can update your review below using manual to sell them to collect personal data maintenance fees if he should they will be an official government help.
    [Show full text]
  • Post Webinar Report Edition 2 V3
    Security Industry Content Partner POST WEBINAR REPORT 28 JUNE 2020 POLICING IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC SUPPORTING THE FRONT LINE AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE 277 15 ATTENDEES COUNTRIES Organised by A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS Co-organizer Official Government Partner Official Supporting Organization OPENING SPEECH THANK YOU TO OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS H.E. Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi Inspector General at Ministry of Interior KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Colonel Khalfan Abdallah Colonel Mubarak Saeed Al Khyeli Almansoori Deputy Director of Strategy & Institutional Development Center Director of GCCPOL at Abu Dhabi Police PANELISTS MODERATOR Lt Col. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Major Dr. Musaab Omair Lt. Eng. Mohammed Omar Ali Al Mannaei Ivan Ruiz Pierre Haddad Rashed Alkaabi Alsheryani Al Muhairi Director of Innovation and Head of Unmanned Aerial Systems Senior Director of Business Content Consultant and Moderator Foresight Department at CEO of Al Hamra Group GCCPOL Advisor Center at Dubai Police Development EMEA at Motorola The Review Middle East Abu Dhabi Police Solutions Inc. ON DEMAND WEBINAR 2 VIDEO STREAM SCAN THE QR CODE TO ACCESS THE WEBINAR RECORDING or click this link https://bit.ly/2O5c9TD 96.7% 98.7% 35% Satisfaction Likely to attend Requested Meeting rate next webinar Post Webinar ATTENDEES' OBJECTIVES 7% Gather Industry Knowledge 12% Learn about new products 40% Meet with new exhibitors 16% Connect with existing suppliers Purchase products 25% *based on post-webinar survey results 15 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY ATTENDEES: United Arab Emirates USA Oman Jordan Kuwait Egypt UK KSA India Kenya Bahrain Tunisia Nigeria Lebanon Canada ATTENDING ORGANISATIONS INCLUDE: UAE Ministry Of Interior RAK POLICE ADMCC Integrated Transport Centre Abu Dhabi Police Ajman Police CID Kuwait Nawah Energy Company Dubai Police Interpol Expo 2020 RTA HIGHLIGHTS OF WEBINAR 2 The collective strength of all police forces in the UAE is a testament to what we can achieve when a clear strategic direction comes together with hard work and is supported by the very latest innovations.
    [Show full text]
  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES the Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation Is in Charge of Crime Detection and Liaison with Interpol
    WORLD POLICE AND PARAMILITARY FORCES The UAE Police has a Federal Police Air Wing, with about a dozen helicopters. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The Federal Bureau of Criminal Investigation is in charge of crime detection and liaison with Interpol. The main police forces of the Emirates are those of Abu Area: 92,100 sq. km Dhabi and Dubai. Their organization remains much as it was Population: 1,170,000 before federalization, and is detailed below. Head of State: HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan The Abu Dhabi Police Force is headed by a Director- (President) General and includes nine departments: Criminal Investiga- Minister of the Interior: Sheikh Mubarak bin Muhammad tion, Equipment and Purchasing, Financial, Immigration al-Nahayan and Naturalization, Licence, Operations, Registration, Telecommunications and Traffic. Two divisions are separ- The United Arab Emirates came into existence in December ately administered: the Town Police, for urban Abu Dhabi, 1971 and comprise the former Trucial States: Abu Dhabi, and the Airport Police. There are police stations at Al Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Khalidiya, Al Shabiya, Mina Zayed and the Airport. Umm al Qawain. Each Emirate has a Ruler, who is a member The Dubai Police includes a Traffic Branch, the Port and of the Supreme Council of Rulers of the UAE. Marine Police, the riot control Emergency Forces and a Until recently, there was a small police force in each Training School. The force is also responsible for the prose- Emirate, usually with limited paramilitary capacity. The cution of offenders and is in charge of the Prison Service.
    [Show full text]