The number of accredited volunteers at the Department of Community Police at the Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has increased to 145 during the first quarter of the year, according to Colonel Mubarak bin Muhairom, General Director of Community Protection and Crime Prevention at the General Secretariat of the Office of H.H. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Colonel bin Muhairom attributed the increase in the number of those wishing to volunteer and join the different events organised by Abu Dhabi Police, to the significant role undertaken by the community police as well as the volunteers’ instrumental role in community-based police work. He confirmed that the volunteers’ selection process is based on quality and on precise standards, in a bid to allow volunteers to perform their duties and roles with efficiency and excellence.

He added, "We will be expanding our efforts to create a significant volunteer engagement network related to community police tasks at the countrywide level. To this end, we will further activate the role of the different volunteering branches in spreading and building the culture of giving and the creative engagement standards, which will ultimately promote the values of belonging to the UAE."

Colonel bin Muhairom noted that the Community Police Department is currently planning to increase the number of courses for volunteers related to areas and tasks of the community police. The courses will focus on reinforcing the practical capabilities, in a bid to acquaint volunteers with the means to deal with incidents and the proper techniques for dealing with large crowds, based on gender, age, and level of culture.

First Lieutenant Mubarak Hadef Al Khaili, Volunteers Branch Manager at the Department of Community Police, said that the department has signed several agreements aimed at spreading the concepts of volunteering, out of its firm belief in the crucial role that volunteering plays in society. He noted that 29 female students from the Higher Colleges of Technology are currently involved in a 16-hour student volunteer programme within a curricular practical course.

He said that the number of volunteers in 2013 was 28, and they spent 398 hours performing volunteer work in 49 different activities. This number significantly increased in 2014 to approximately 113 volunteers, with 1,913 hours in 49 activities.

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