Transitions from the Malta Police transformation strategy 2020–2025 to permanence - the drafting of the 2025–2030 corporate strategy

Abstract

This chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of the Malta Police Force’s organizational evolution from its initial Transformation Strategy (2020–2025) to the subsequent Corporate Strategy (2025–2030). Facing low public confidence and outdated legacy processes in late 2019, the Force enacted a whole-of-organization reform program across 11 strategic objectives. These initiatives modernized police infrastructure, integrated digital technologies, strengthened internal audit and accountability frameworks, introduced community policing models, and significantly improved public trust metrics. The chapter details the collaborative co-design process and strategic foresight used to transition these short-term transformational successes into an enduring, long-term framework structured around public safety, institutional legitimacy, and data-driven policing.