POLICING 5.0.

The Next Era of Urban Policing

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https://doi.org/10.62161/sauc.v12.6393

Keywords:

Policing innovation, Strategic foresight, Digital policing, Community legitimacy, Organizational resilience, Workforce wellbeing, Artificial Intelligence for Urban Policing

Abstract

Based on published literature and international organizations workshop, Policing 5.0 proposes a future-ready framework for Policing in an era of rapid social, environmental, technological and institutional change. Rather than prescribing a single reform model, it offers six interdependent themes: foresight and innovation, digital readiness, community trust and legitimacy, adaptive resilience, future skills, and organizational wellbeing. Supported by five enablers, the framework redefines Policing around anticipating potential crime, public value first, ethics, continuous learning, and community-centered legitimacy. Organizations could use it to assess readiness, identify gaps, and shape transformation roadmaps aligned with local conditions and evolving public safety needs.

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Published

2026-09-05

How to Cite

Zainal, M., Alfalasi, S., Alshamsi, R., & Ondiviela García, J. A. (2026). POLICING 5.0.: The Next Era of Urban Policing. Street Art & Urban Creativity, 12(5), 415–434. https://doi.org/10.62161/sauc.v12.6393

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 5 (2026)

Section

Research articles

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