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Introduction |
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This Directorate is responsible for combating and
investigating crimes. It processes the inquiry and
investigation procedures and collect evidence by using
sophisticated scientific methods.
The Directorate General of Inquiries and Criminal
Investigations performs its duties through a number of
departments and sections. The most important of these are the
following:
Directorate of Crime Control
Directorate of Narcotics Control
Directorate of Criminal (Forensic) Laboratory
Directorate of Criminal Evidence
Directorate of Quality Control
Information and Crime Analysis Section
Licenses Section
The Arab & International Police Liaison Directorate
(INTERPOL)
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Directorate of Crime Control |
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The Crime Control Directorate is responsible for the
development of experience and skills in combating dangerous
crimes in order to achieve better results in this field. It
channels information between the sections of the Directorate
and other ROP formations such as the Directorate General of
Customs on captured narcotics and associated crimes. It also
delivers information and results of inquiries to the Criminal
Information and Analysis Section to use it in its criminal
analysis report. |
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Directorate of Narcotics Control |
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The Narcotics Control Directorate implements national
strategies on combating crimes associated with narcotics and
other psychotropic drugs. It bars their entry into the country
and arrest perpetrators of these crimes in co-operation of the
authorities concerned both inside the Sultanate and abroad. |
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Directorate of Quality Control |
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The Directorate of Quality Control implements the plans and
programmes of performance development by setting professional
practices standards and the general supervision over the
Employees Evaluation Programme in the field of inquiries and
criminal investigations |
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Directorate of Criminal Evidence |
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The Criminal Evidence Directorate work together with the
Forensic Laboratory to set up the service and scientific
response criteria and the continuous modernization and
upgrading efforts in the field of science and technology which
reflect the highest and best international standards of
practices. |
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Licenses Section |
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The Licensing Section, under the Directorate of Criminal
Inquiries and Investigation, issues fire arms and ammunitions
licenses under the Fire Arms and Ammunition Law and its
implementing regulations. It also issues licenses for key
copying shops, colour photocopying shops and similar licenses.
For details regarding issuance of licences
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Information and Crime Analysis Section |
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The Information and Criminal Analysis section organizes the
criminal records and criminal analysis statistics on the
different criminal methods and co-ordinates these records. It
suggests the appropriate ways and procedures to combat the
different patterns and types of crimes in the society. |
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The International & Arab Police Liaison Directorate |
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The Arab and International Police Liaison Department
(Interpol) of the Directorate General of Criminal Inquiries
and Investigations co-ordinates and exchanges information in
the field of crime combating and control with some Arab
Liaison Departments, the General Secretariat of the Council of
Arab ministries of Interior and with the International
Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). It also circulates
notes on wanted suspects and extradition of criminals. |
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