Commissioner of Police Ahmed Mohamed has stated that the era of relying solely on force to reduce crime has passed, and today police must become "intellectual practitioners" who achieve results in the light of scientific research.

Speaking at the "NCPLE Annual Policing Conference" held at Iskandharu Koshi, aimed at establishing the priority areas and the annual action plan for police services for the upcoming year, the CP stated that with changes occurring in society, major changes have come to the philosophy of policing.

According to the CP, today's police work is not based solely on responding to and investigating crimes after they occur. Instead, he stated that academic research and "evidence-based policing" theories must be implemented in the practical field to identify and understand the causes leading to crime and to reach the bottom of such issues.

The CP stated that believing police are merely individuals with a strong body or those who demonstrate physical force is a misconception. Highlighting that a capable police officer must fulfill three essential criteria, the CP stated that police officers must be individuals possessing academic capability and mental well-being, in addition to physical fitness combined with mental acuity.

Therefore, he stated that every police officer must become an officer capable of delivering results in the practical field in the light of academic thinking.

The CP stated that the research papers presented during the conference should not end merely as academic debate. The CP also assured that the information and findings obtained from these papers will serve as the main basis for shaping the police action plan for the coming year and future strategic direction.

The CP appealed to all participants to continue conference debates without losing focus on the work, despite existing difficulties in conducting this work, rather than making them an obstacle to achieving goals, and to work toward making services provided to citizens more complete than at present.

Conducted under the theme "From Knowledge to Action: Building Safer Communities Together," the conference will continue until next Tuesday.