German Police Services

Contents

- System of internal security in

Germany

- The German Police University

- Brief information about

our research projects

- My projects

- Discussion

German Police University, Münster-Hiltrup/North Rhine-Westphalia

German Constitution: Article 30

Division of authority

between the Federation

and the Federal States

Except as otherwise provided

or

permitted by this constitutional

law, the exercise of state

powers and the implementation

of state functions is attributed

to the Federal States.

Police Education in Germany

(Unified Career)

Basic Service

SeniorManagement

Studies / Training:Duration: 2,5 years

I. Professional

Examination

Police Constable / Patrolman

IntermediateService /

Middle Management

Studies at Universities for Applied Sciences for Public Administration(FHöV-Polizei):Duration: 3 years

Inspector

1. Studies in the Fed. States, at Federal Police Forces or BKADuration: 1 year

2. Studies at the DHPolDuration: 1 year

Superinten-dent

III. Master Degree

Exception: Lawyers

II.BachelorDegree

Police Education in Germany

(Unified Career)

Basic Service

SeniorManagement

Studies / Training:Duration: 2,5 years

I. Professional

Examination

Police Constable / Patrolman

IntermediateService /

Middle Management

Studies at Universities for Applied Sciences for Public Administration(FHöV-Polizei):Duration: 3 years

Inspector

1. Studies in the Fed. States, at Federal Police Forces or BKADuration: 1 year

2. Studies at the DHPolDuration: 1 year

Superinten-dent

III. Master Degree

Exception: Lawyers

II.BachelorDegree

Military PoliceMilitary Police

Police Services of 16 Fed. States

Police Services of 16 Fed. States

Protection of theConstitution

Protection of theConstitution

CustomsCustoms

16 State Criminal Ivestigation Offices

(LKÄ)

16 State Criminal Ivestigation Offices

(LKÄ)

Federal CriminalPolice Office

(BKA)

Federal CriminalPolice Office

(BKA)

Federal PoliceFederal Police

JudicialAuthorities

JudicialAuthorities

Internal SecurityInternal Security

Institutions for the internal security in Germany

History of Police Training in Münster-Hiltrup

• 2 July 1945 Central Police School (British Zone)

• 1949 Police Institute Hiltrup

• 1973 Police Academy for Leadership & Management

• 1998 Decision of Ministers of Interior to have a Police

University

• 2002 Draft Law on the German Police University

• 2004 Accreditation of the Master Study Course

‚Public Administration – Police Management‘

• March 2006 Launch of the German Police University

• Sept. 2008 End of the founding period

The German Police

University (DHPol) is a joint

institution for training and

research for senior police

officers of the Police Services

in Germany.

Münster

Duties and responsibilities of

the German Police University

Federal Ministerof the Interior

Federal Ministerof the Interior

Ministersof the Interior

Ministersof the Interior

German Police University (DHPol), Münster Objectives: - Masters course and seminars for senior police officers - police research / police science - standardisation of police equipment (PTI) - international cooperation in police training and research

German Police University (DHPol), Münster Objectives: - Masters course and seminars for senior police officers - police research / police science - standardisation of police equipment (PTI) - international cooperation in police training and research

FederalRepublic

16 States

2 FederalPolice Services

2 FederalPolice Services16 Police Services16 Police Services

Police Organisation of the Federal Republic of Germany

Faculties at the DHPol

Faculty 1: Police science

Faculty 2: Police leadership

Faculty 3: Police public management

Faculty 4: Organisation and human resources management

Faculty 5: Traffic management

Faculty 6: Criminal law, criminal procedure law, crime politics

Faculty 7: Public law, national law, international law

Faculty 8: Operational strategies and tactics, coinciding operational situations

Faculty 9: Serious crime management

Faculty 10: Police parts in crisis management

Faculty 11: Criminalistics – strategy and policy

Faculty 12: Criminalistics – policy of criminal phenomena

Faculty 13: Criminology and interdisciplinary crime prevention

Faculty 14: Psychology

Why change to a Police University?

• Higher standard of training / education and advanced training

• Establishment and promotion of a „Police Science“

• More police research

• Recruitment of personel from outside the Police

• Catch up with international development

• Academic degree for future senior police officers

• Better standing / higher status for senior police officers

Advantages:

Why change to a Police University?

• Changing role of police?

• Less practice orientation - too much (academic) theory?

• Less practical competencies of graduates?

• Higher costs?

• Independency of professors – academic freedom?

• Less influence of ministries of interior on police training and education?

Disadvantages / risks – as seen by critics:

Decision of the Ministers of Interior in 1998

Preconditions:

• Quality improvement!

• No more costs, no higher budget!

• Keep grounded in police reality!

• Keep influence of Ministers of Interior on main issues of the new university!

Abstract: DHPol

Principle Duties

Supervision of Contents

Supervision of Procedures

Budget

Staff

Police Scientific Training,Development and Research

Board of Trustees

Minister of the Interior of the State of

North Rhine-Westfalia

about € 13,5 Millionen a year

27 lecturers42 scientific support110 public servants

1st Year1st Year 1: Scientific methodology

2: Constitutional law, EU- and international law

3: Basics of Police operations management

4: Leadership and related jurisdiction

5: Configuration / forming of organisations

6: Criminalistics and criminology

7: Traffic Safety

8: IT – basics of information gathering

9: Coping major and complex Police operations

10: Tasks and organisation of Police Forces in Germany

Master Course Modules

2nd Year2nd Year11: Police within society / Police ethics

12: Human resources management

13: Management techniques

14: Criminal phenomena I

15: Strategy and criminal phenomena II

16: Criminal phenomena III

17: Major and complex Police operations II

18: Traffic Safety II

19: Policing in an international / cross-cultural context

20: Leadership with regards to complex and cross-cultural communications

Master Course Modules

Latest Research Showcase

Establishing and developing of a theory in Police leadership FG

02(leadership, management, philosophy of leadership)

Intrinsic motivation and norms among Police applicants FG

02(motivation, norms, attitudes)

Basic moduls to secure big events (BaSiGo) FG 10(traffic and crowd management, crowd/pedestrian dynamics)

Improvement of intervention strategies preceding homicides in close

relationships, FG

13(risk assesment, intimate partner homicides)

More security in football (SiKomFan) FG

08(improvement of communication structures, dialog with fans, fan culture)

Analysis of the way into automotive mobility (LAWIDA) FG

05(adolescant persons, attitude, risk indicators)

Secure life in older age (SiliA) FG

13(abuse, old age, home care, intimate partner violence)

Potentials of security enhancement in later life FG

13(property offences, perceived personal security, individual precautions)

My goals...

Preparing a research project called „Smart Policing“ predicting criminal behaviour in hot spots

prevention at critical places and of critical situations

resource management

Research on the challenges of implementing ILP in Germany analysis of current situation in providing intelligence products throughout Germany

check for organisational pathologies in police intelligence systems

introducing ILP to 16 independent Police forces an 2 federal forces

pointing out an addes value

diminish prejudice... (ILP is „science“, is in English and literature is in English)

Research of conditions for task forces in major cases focussed on sexual associated killings of kids/juveniles, detection of serial killings

Thank you for your attention!

I´m looking forward to answer your questsions.

Size of the Police Forces in theFederal Republic of Germany

Forces of the Fed. States: 218 700 sworn

officers

Federal Forces:

among them in the different career classes

254 400 officers

35 700 sworn officers

Senior management(Superintendents)

Intermediate service(Inspectors)

basic service(Constables/Sergeants)

4 500

170 000

80 000

254 400