In Poland there is simply a increasing shortage of police officers. 12.3 1000 officers are missing from the front line, and staff problems besides affect elite units, specified as the Central Police Investigation Office (CBŚP), reports “Rzeczpospolita”. According to experts, systemic incentives are needed to improve this situation.
Police shortage and public security
"Rzeczpospolita" points out that the deficiency of officers on the streets leads to increasingly uncommon police patrols. "The wage increases, the simplification of admission criteria and the facilitation of return to the police service of pensioners have not improved the situation in the police. And it takes time for the improvement of uniform classes to attract graduates. The personnel situation in the formation is inactive dramatic, patrols are missing in the streets and criminal professionals. It is exuberant," the paper says.
An example of the effects of staff shortages is the situation erstwhile a 25-year-old man attacked a young female returning from work in Warsaw. The assailant pushed her, grabbed her legs, and dragged her across the asphalt at the pedestrian crossing. "The presence of patrols, including pedestrians, is preventive. If police are not seen on the streets, criminals are exaggerating," says Dr. Cezary Tatarczuk, interior safety Expert.
The scale of the problem – regional deficits
Currently, 14 656 police officers are missing across the country, accounting for 13.46% of the full staff status. The most severe shortage is in Warsaw, where 2468 officers are missing, or 1 4th of the full number of police officers. akin problems happen in the Lower Silesian, Silesian and Łódź provinces, where about 1.7 1000 and 900 officers are missing, respectively.
"In prevention, deficiencies concern 8,500 police officers – and it is mainly them who bet patrols. In the crime scene, the shortage reaches 3.7 1000 people. Even in the elite CBS, to which only a fewer years ago it was a dream of many – the gap concerns 318 officers, that is, 1 sixth cast", the diary reports.
Causes of Police Shortage
NSZZ Policemen, publishing the latest data, indicate that "as many as 12 299 officers are missing on the first line". In addition, after taking into account people on leave, dismissals or leave, about 40% of their regular work position falls out of the service. As 1 of the chiefs says, there's a situation that the on-caller can't send a patrol to intervene due to the fact that there are no men.
The problem is compounded by the fact that “no 1 is attracted to police, especially in large cities where the labour marketplace is competitive. Last year, 9438 officers left the force, and only 5174 were accepted. This year the number of resignations besides exceeds the number of fresh admissions – so far 2,628 people have been admitted, and almost the second so many have been released, due to the fact that 5093. By the end of the year, at least a 1000 officers will be gone," the trade unionists say.
The thought of attracting pensioners to the police service, which was facilitated by the current government, had small effect. So far, only 120 people have returned.
The request for systemic solutions
According to Rzeczpospolita, 1 of the hopes of improving the situation is graduates of uniform classes, but their entry into service will not have an effect until a fewer years later. "The request for systemic solutions" is assessed by trade unionists and experts. They indicate that there is inactive a deficiency of permanent, systemic backing in the police.
Rafał Jankowski, president of the police union, announces the petition to the Sejm to be dealt with by parliamentarians. "We want the police to be financed in relation to GDP," Jankowski says. He points out that the staff crisis mainly concerns large urban agglomerations, specified as Warsaw, Katowice or Kraków, where peculiar solutions are needed, for example, for housing, financial and another social benefits, like the MON. As Jankowski emphasizes, wages are not only a problem, but besides deficiency of resources for the regular functioning of the police.
Summary
The situation in the Polish police is alarming and the deficiency of officers on the front line can lead to an increase in crime and a decrease in citizens' security. Experts and trade unionists agree that systemic solutions are needed to improve the staff and financial situation of the police. Only then can you number on expanding the number of officers on the streets and strengthening public safety in the country.
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