Global partnership to deliver transnational crime police training

Global partnership to deliver transnational crime police training

RMIT has partnered with the Australian Federal Police and the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security to introduce a new online pandemic preparedness course to combat transnational crime through COVID-19.

Developed through the flagship Asia Region Law Enforcement Management Program (ARLEMP), the specialised course will help police forces across the region better manage transnational crime amidst the ongoing pandemic.

Over four weeks, course participants will have the chance to examine law enforcement responses to COVID-19 and gain insights that will help them address emerging transnational crime threats and prepare for any future global health crisis.

Australian Federal Police Senior Officer in Vietnam, Detective Superintendent Roger Brown, said that law enforcement agencies across the world were trying to stay ahead of transnational criminals who are rapidly adapting their business models and seeking alternative ways to reap illicit profits.

“Cooperation is key. Through ARLEMP, we are providing a strategic opportunity to address a cutting-edge theme that can have immediate applicability to the participants’ work in combating transnational crime,” he said.

Participants are all active members from the ARLEMP network, specialising in drug trafficking, terrorism, child sexual exploitation, cybercrime, human trafficking and people smuggling.

Since 2005, ARLEMP has run 50 courses mainly out of RMIT’s Vietnam campuses for over 1,000 law enforcement officials from 38 countries, mostly in Asia.

L-R: RMIT Head of Hanoi Campus Phillip Dowler with Vietnam Ministry of Public Security Senior Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thu Hanh and Australian Federal Police Senior Officer in Vietnam, Detective Superintendent Roger Brown

Director of the Police Investigation Agency under the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security, Major General Do Van Hoanh, said lockdown and travel restrictions implemented by governments during COVID-19 had not stopped the operations of criminal syndicates.

“On the contrary, the pandemic has been used as an advantage by criminal syndicates to boost their activities with more complicated modus operandi,” he said.

While it is not possible to conduct face-to-face ARLEMP programs due to the current pandemic, the new online mode provides an innovative platform to foster connections between police forces in the region.

Participants continue to benefit from specialised contributions from educators and international experts, including high-level law enforcement officials, representatives from United Nations’ agencies and private sector experts.

Delivered part-time, the course has been designed to fit around police resources already stretched with the added demands of community safety and public order.

Since 2005, ARLEMP has run 50 courses mainly out of RMIT’s Vietnam campuses for over 1,000 law enforcement officials from 38 countries, mostly in Asia.

RMIT Vietnam Chairman Professor Peter Coloe said that the University was proud to offer a program which was at the forefront of global efforts to deal with emerging transnational crime.

“Our 15-year collaboration with the Australian Federal Police and Vietnam Ministry of Public Security through ARLEMP is one of the most valuable and effective partnerships in RMIT’s two decades of operating in Vietnam so far.

“We commend our ARLEMP alumni for the way they have managed community safety while focusing on crime detection and prevention during this pandemic and hope that our program will continue to diversify their skills and knowledge to tackle new challenges,” he said.

 

Story: Ngoc Hoang

08 October 2020

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