Officials highlighted that the course aligns with the city of Los Angeles’s preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the 2028 Summer Olympics, both of which demand integrated security and service-agency coordination. Al Mazyoud Al Shehhi emphasised the importance of drawing on global expertise and exchanging best practices in planning and operational management. He said that ADP intends to enhance its personnel’s technical and leadership capabilities, reflecting a broader strategic vision for high-level security and safety performance.
The training programme featured modules on contemporary systems and technologies for mass-event security, including field visits to identified crowd-management sites and operations command centres. These allowed participants to observe real-world applications of tactics, logistics and surveillance tools in dynamic environments. The sessions brought together senior security officers from multiple jurisdictions, fostering a network of peer agencies and exposing participants to global law-enforcement leadership perspectives.
ADP’s participation marks a continuation of its international collaboration efforts. In 2012 the organisation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Los Angeles Police Department, aiming to enhance training and information-sharing between the two forces. That agreement included visits to the U. S. department’s facilities and exchanges of policing practices. ADP’s latest engagement broadens that cooperation by focusing specifically on mass-event readiness, a field growing in importance as major global gatherings proliferate.
From ADP’s perspective the advantages are manifold: the opportunity to benchmark against international counterparts, to assimilate lessons from outside operations, and to streamline coordination mechanisms for large-scale events. For example, with multiple agencies involved in delivering security and service support, ADP intends to refine its command-and-control frameworks and deploy advanced technology systems more effectively. The training also implies a strategic shift in how the force prepares for future high-profile events.
However, the initiative also faces challenges. Adapting foreign protocols to local contexts requires significant customisation, not least given differing legal, cultural and logistical frameworks. Critics suggest that while well-intended, such exchanges must be supplemented with sustained domestic capacity-building, not simply treated as one-off international visits. Ensuring that new methods are integrated into everyday operations, and that personnel on the ground adopt new tools and procedures, remains a key test.
On the international side the programme taps into a growing trend of cross-border collaboration in security operations around major events. As cities prepare for large-scale gatherings, the demand for sophisticated crowd-management, surveillance integration and inter-agency coordination has risen. Los Angeles’s role as host or co-host of major sporting events makes it a natural hub for knowledge exchange. The course reflects this shift and offers visiting agencies such as ADP a chance to align their readiness with global benchmarks.
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