Policing of road safety in Oman: Perceptions and beliefs of traffic police officers

Mudhar Al Mazruii; Jason Edwards; Kerry Ann Armstrong; Jeremy D Davey

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Policing of road safety in Oman: Perceptions and beliefs of traffic police officers

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Policing of road safety in Oman: Perceptions and beliefs of traffic police officers

Mudhar Al Mazruii, Jason Edwards, Kerry Ann Armstrong and Jeremy D Davey

Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference

Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2015 (Gold Coast, Australia, 14-Oct-2015–16-Oct-2015)

Australasian College of Road Safety

2015

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With increasing motorisation, road safety has become a major concern within Oman. Internationally, traffic policing plays a major role in improving road safety. Within Oman, the Royal Oman Police's (ROP) Directorate General of Traffic is responsible for policing traffic laws. Many common enforcement approaches originate from culturally different jurisdictions. The ROP is a relatively young policing force and may have different operational practices. Prior to applying practices from other jurisdictions it is important to understand the beliefs and expectations within the Directorate General of Traffic. Further, there is a need for individuals to understand their role and what is expected of them. Therefore, it is important to explore the agreement between levels of the ROP to determine how strategies and expectations transfer within the organisation. Interviews were conducted with 19 police officers from various levels of the ROP. A number of themes and findings emerged. Individuals at the upper level of the traffic police had a clear knowledge of the role of the ROP, believed that traffic police know what is expected of them, are well trained in their role and can have a very positive influence on road safety. These beliefs were less certain lower within the organisations with traffic officers having little knowledge of the role of the ROP or what was expected of them, felt undertrained, and believed their peers have little positive impact on road safety. There is a need to address barriers within the ROP in order to positively impact road safety.

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Title: Policing of road safety in Oman: Perceptions and beliefs of traffic police officers
Authors: Mudhar Al Mazruii (Author) - Royal Oman Police Sultanate, Oman
Jason Edwards (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2015 Australasian Road Safety Conference; 9
Conference details: Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2015 (Gold Coast, Australia, 14-Oct-2015–16-Oct-2015)
Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
Date published: 2015
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 The Author. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. This paper can be found in the online database of papers for this conference at http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450663602621
Output Type: Conference paper

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