The U.S. nonprofit Police Executive Research Forum has chosen Israel Police Commissioner Insp. Gen. Yohanan Danino to receive an award for his leadership in creating strong ties and cooperation with other police commissioners around the world. Danino will receive the award in a special ceremony next week in the U.S. Against the backdrop of reported infighting between Danino and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Danino has been chosen for the annual award for his contribution to law enforcement, and serving as an example of upholding the highest standards in policing on an international level. Previous recipients of the award have been: Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. In recent years, Israel Police has put a lot of effort into improving ties with other law enforcement agencies. This includes sharing intelligence, joint exercises and overall cooperation. "These combined operations [with other police forces]," Danino said. "Make Israel Police one of the finest and most professional law enforcement agencies in the world. Once you look beyond all the yellow [reports] -- you can see that we have indeed met our goals." One of the largest projects in recent years has been improving cooperation with Jordanian and Palestinian Authority law enforcement. At first, meetings between Israel and their Palestinian and Jordanian counterparts were a PERF initiative, intended to improve thwarting cross-border felonies. "We work them all the time, and the cooperation is only getting better -- but if we want a breakthrough, it would have to happen alongside a diplomatic action," Danino said. PERF Executive Director Chuck Wexler invited Danino and his Jordanian and Palestinian counterparts to a formal event where they will be given awards for their "breakthrough work." Danino's part in the breakthrough was detailed in a letter written to him from Wexler. "This has not happened in the past," Wexler wrote. "You were wise to see an opportunity to forge cooperation between police forces in the Middle East. ... These achievements are to the benefit of the entire country."
Police chief gets leadership award from US police organization
One of the largest initiatives during Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino's tenure thus far has been improving cooperation with Jordanian and Palestinian Authority law enforcement: "We work them all the time, and the cooperation is only getting better."
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