The Victim Affairs Office, affiliated to the Crisis and Disasters Management Department, the Central Operations Department at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ, celebrated the graduation of 16 staff members after completing the fifth edition of the technical federal program course. The course was held at the Federal Victims Affairs’ Branch in Al Sharjah, in cooperation with the Al Sharjah Police GHQ.
Major Raed Ali Al Muhairi, Director of the Victims Affairs Office, delivered a speech during the graduation ceremony, by which he reiterated the police leadership’s commitment to develop the police personnel’s abilities and acquaint them with the latest developments in various fields. Moreover, he underscored the importance of such courses, which enhance participants’ sense of accuracy, field expertise and knowledge in the various security aspects. “This course is part of the plans and training programs aimed at ensuring police personnel’s readiness to deal with emergencies, crisis and disasters,” he continued.
The program included lectures delivered by Lieutenant Mohammed Maatouk Al Ali from the Victim Affairs Office. Lieutenant Al Ali tackled a number of topics, namely; training on receiving notifications; handling victims’ families’ inquiries; and filling victim identification forms (AM/PM forms). Gathering data and information about victims and parties affected by disasters, matching data, and defining victim identification procedures and suitable methods to deal with victims’ families were also among the topics discussed as part of the program.
