in 1982. At that time, it was affiliated with the General Department of Criminal Investigations. Given the increase and expansion of the scope of work in the field of forensic evidence and the multiplying of criminal work departments, in 2000 AD, the laboratory was renamed the General Administration of Forensic Evidence. On April 14, 2007, the name of the General Administration of Criminal Evidence and Criminology was changed because it also was using science to investigate crime in addition to its administrative tasks. This science studies criminal phenomena and their causes as related to the person or the environment surrounding him or her in order to determine the motives leading to crime and to combat it and limit its spread. Forensic science employs several disciplines, including psychology and sociology. On March 30, 2016, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect and preserve him, opened the new General Department of Criminal Evidence and Criminology. His Highness said, “The General Command of Dubai Police has become all its centers and its departments are a beacon of science, learning, training, and the application of international educational curricula and programs specialized in police, security and legal sciences." His Highness affirmed that the General Command of the Dubai Police in cooperation and coordination with police leaders in the state and the Ministry of Interior will continue to watch over the security and stability of Dubai's society. The Department consists of nine sub departments: Digital Forensics Department Specialized Forensic Evidence Department Crime Scene Department Fingerprint Department Forensic Medicine Department Training and Development Department Administrative Affairs Department Technical Affairs Department Organizational structure Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Headquarter Regulatory Office Police Judiciary Council Resilience Center Internal Audit Office Esaad Card Center Governance and Compliance Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Community Happiness and Logistic Support Affairs Protocol Department Institutional Development Office General Department of Community Happiness General Department of Logistic Support Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Ports Affairs Institutional Development Office General Department of Airports Security Ports Police Station Dubai Police Air Wing Assistant Commander -in-Chief for Academic affairs and training Hemaya Schools Office Institutional Development Office Dubai Police Academy General Department of Training Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Excellence and Pioneering Affairs Institutional Development Office General Department of Excellence and Pioneering General Department of Human Rights in Dubai Police Future Foresight And Decision