'Strategic management key to successful policing'

STRATEGIC and tactical management, coupled with target and problem profiling, are essential towards the success of community policing and police operations, said the Jerudong police superintendent.

Superintendent Hj Abd Wahid Hj Yahya said that the development of a structured intelligence cycle is of importance during yesterday's certificate presentation ceremony of a four-week 'Senior Executive Leadership and Management Programme' conducted by the United Kingdom's National Policing Improvement Agency.

Superintendent Hj Abd Wahid noted the threats of traditional and non-traditional crimes and the emergence of new trends in crime which have created challenges to policing techniques.

"We have to be vigilant and move a step ahead of criminals in the context of policing," he said.

Through the experiential learning cycle we were exposed to one very important model in the national intelligence model, he said.

This particular model is a system for professional management of intelligence within UK's law enforcement based on the identification of best practices from various law enforcement communities.

The Royal Brunei Police Force recently gave 16 senior officers a chance to improve their managerial skills and policing intelligence to enhance their capabilities in human resources through the first course designed for senior management level officers.

The course tackled current issues from a range of interpersonal skills, where participants were taught how to use them effectively, while bearing in mind how their personalities are reflected in the way they handle each situation.

The course also reflected on how officers' behaviour affects others in their line of command and how they are able to modify their behaviour through feedback and analysis.

National intelligence is about products which describe the real business, decision making, a discipline for planning and a secure environment for all intelligence and an intel system owned by management, he said.

He added that national intelligence is not just about increasing access to database, encouraging more information and recruiting more human resources or doing more surveillance.

The course, which was held at the Police Continuous Learning Centre in Beribi, was attended by senior executive management leaders who gained knowledge on behavioural patterns of leaders, communication methods, how to inspire and command effectively through proper management, as well as emotional intelligence.

The course was conducted by Thorald Nigel O'Brien, Colum Price and George Cunningham from the UK's National Policing Improvement Agency.

Yesterday saw the presentation of course certificates to the 16 officers by Police Commissioner Pehin Datu Kerma Setia CP Dato Paduka Seri Zainuddin Jalani at the Officers Mess in Gadong.

The Brunei Times