Contributed to the recovery of the body of a drowned after developing its capabilities

Dubai Police police sniffer dogs reveal underwater drowned locations

• Police dogs have proven efficient in distinguishing odors under water. From the source

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Major Salah Al Mazrouei, Director of the K9 Security Inspection Department at Dubai Police, revealed the success of Dubai Police in rehabilitating and training police dogs in the field of searching for missing persons under water, and locating the bodies of drowned, which facilitates the task of finding and extracting bodies and shortens the search process by the competent teams.

He added in a press statement on the sidelines of the preparation for the K9 Security Inspection Departments Experts Conference during the World Police Summit in Dubai, that the department introduced the specialization of searching for missing persons under water about a year ago, and police dogs finally succeeded in locating a missing person under water within a specific perimeter while they were accompanied by their trainers on the deck of a boat, after which the marine rescue teams began their work by diving and recovering the body of the drowned, stressing that police dogs have proven efficient in distinguishing odors under water and locating Drowned.

Al Mazrouei stressed that the World Police Summit is an opportunity for security inspection departments to discuss ways to face the challenges posed by the nature of the weather in the UAE and countries of a similar nature to the ability of police dogs to perform their work efficiently.

He explained that there are many variables, especially on the health of dogs during the very hot summer months, as the level of their activity decreases, and they quickly become exhausted, and the efficiency of their performance decreases, so some measures and measures are taken to provide a moderately hot environment, and discussions are being held with international experts during the summit, on better ways to improve the external work environment for police dogs, in addition to finding new criteria in their selection, and ways to deploy police dog patrols in residential areas that are concerned about security.

He pointed out that the first session of the World Police Summit provided an opportunity for the officers of the Security Inspection Department to present their successful experience in detecting people likely to be infected with infectious diseases by police dogs, pointing out that this experience received great attention from the French police, and a partnership with them to conduct a bilateral study in this aspect, and the two sides reached advanced results in this specialty.

In the same context, global police leaders specialized in the work of K9 security inspection units unanimously agreed on the importance of exchanging best experiences and practices, and enhancing cooperation to contribute to combating crimes of all kinds, and the expert in the health and well-being of police dogs, Dr. Marty Baker, said that there is an urgent need to enhance security resources in light of the escalation of threats, and police dogs are one of the most important of these resources in light of the fact that they meet the call of duty in all circumstances, and cannot be absent from work under any need, and take risks with her life to protect those she works with and at a lower cost.

"Not only do dogs have powerful senses that allow them to detect explosives, flammable substances, drugs, and banned fruits and vegetables, but they may also become 'emergency responders' when asked to intervene immediately and urgently, as is the case with operations officers, who put their lives on the line for their human partners," Baker said.

He added that police dog trainers previously relied on a method known as "negative reinforcement for dog training", which relies on reprimand and punishment when performing incorrect behavior, but the situation is different today, as the positive reinforcement method based on reward is applied, and depends on motivating the dog when performing correct behavior.

Janet Crespo, a researcher at the University of Florida, said that the World Policing Summit is a very important means by urging police, legal and relevant organizations to communicate on a global scale, and to create interactive platforms that allow for a faster exchange of experiences and new technologies from researchers, and to learn about the requirements and needs of trainers in the field.

It is noteworthy that the Police Dogs Conference, which will be held within the World Police Summit from 7 to 9 March, discusses several challenges with the participation of a group of experts in the field, including the lack of sufficient experience to know the main factors that affect the sense of smell in the dog, ways to strengthen the relationship between dogs and their trainers, and knowledge of science-based tactics, to reduce fear, anxiety and stress that may affect dogs during work.

Knowledge sharing Graeme Jones, an expert in police dog training, said that the exchange of knowledge and practices between the various law enforcement agencies in the world has become vital and urgent, so the importance of the World Police Summit is highlighted, which provides these agencies with the opportunity to discover the knowledge, scientific and technical capabilities of workers in this aspect, leading to safer societies.