Dubai Police strive to adopt best practices

The institution’s focusisto serve local community and maintain and preserve security, stability and safety of its members, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed on Tuesday.

“This is a source of pride for all of us,” Shaikh Mohammed said during a tour of the Dubai Police General Headquarters where he inspected a number of facilities, operations and services.

Continuous practical training for police personnel, he indicated, is far better than theoretical dictation which many don’t comprehend. “Scientific training and practice on the ground are the most effective method for gaining knowledge and experience, Shaikh Mohammed added.

“You are in Dubai Police, don’t look at the incident ... rather you are pursuing events and often detecting them before they happen and this is a professional precedence for you.

“Exchange of ideas and extracting the most useful out of them is better than adoption of one point of view ... the opinion of the group is much better than that of an individual one,” he remarked.

Shaikh Mohammed was received upon arrival at the Dubai Police General Headquarters by Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief Lt-Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim and senior officers.

Shaikh Mohammed, who was accompanied by Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and a group of top officials, set out on his tour at the Command and Control Centre where he viewed the massive traffic movement on the internal and external roads of Dubai through mega e-display screens.

The Vice-President heard a presentation from the Dubai Police chief on their strategic plan 2008-2015 which he said envisages the prudent vision of the Ruler.

Shaikh Mohammed also watched during the presentation new simulation training modules aimed at delivering a safe practical training environment.

He watched a live demonstration of a humanitarian service for cardiac patients. The emergency service served 950 heart patients since it was launched in 2007.

Before leaving the scene, Shaikh Mohammed inspected one of the smart patrol vehicles which has two surveillance cameras to monitor vehicles violating traffic and security rules.