Policing & Terrorism

Policing & Terrorism: 

Dr Dizaei joined Thames Valley Police in 1986 after finishing a Law Degree. He was accepted on the Accelerated Promotion Course and served in CID, Traffic and other uniform departments. In 1997 he completed a Masters Degree in Law and Criminal Justice.

As a Chief Inspector he developed Problem Orientated Policing in Thames Valley and in 1998 was appointed as the Vice President of the National Black Police Association. In 1999 he was awarded a Doctorate in Law and since then has published a number of articles on race and policing. He has participated on many working groups, advising the Home Secretary on matters relating to race and community policing. Dr Dizaei was promoted to Superintendent in 1999. In 2000 he was successful on the Extended Interview for the Strategic Command Course which he completed in 2004 and obtained a Post Graduate Diploma from Cambridge University. In May 2004 he was promoted to Chief Superintendent and is currently the Borough Commander for Hounslow. His Borough was recently congratulated in the House of Commons Dispatches by the Leader of the House, on creating community confidence after the 7/7 bombings.

Chief Superintendent Dizaei is one of the most senior ethnic minority officers in the United Kingdom and lectures internationally on policing.