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Generation Z: The future of police working hours?

The article by Dr. Anna Arlinghaus and myself has finally been published. And best of all: you can read it for free. And thanks to the kind permission of the editor of "Die POLIZEI", Prof. Dr. jur. Dieter Müller, I can also offer you an article from 2018 by administrative judge Cornelia Alberts and myself for download: "The EU Working Time Directive and its impact on police practice."

Generation Z: The future of police working hours?

Summary

Public safety must be guaranteed around the clock. Accordingly, police officers work shifts, usually 40 or 41 hours a week. Despite numerous publications on occupational science, in which the specific risks with regard to accidents and the health of employees were outlined, there were only minor adjustments, if any, such as the reduction of the planned 12-hour night shift to 10 hours.

However, police forces are now confronted with a young generation that is very health-conscious and reluctant to work shifts if it affects their health and limits their socially useful time too much. As a result, more and more officers are quitting, a new but massive phenomenon for the police. It seems that the time has come to rethink the traditional shift work models of police forces.

Practical relevance: For the most part, the shift systems of police forces contradict the findings of ergonomics on the humane organization of shift work. This article shows why, with the younger generation of police officers, police forces must now urgently rethink and adapt their traditional systems and working hours. It also discusses ways in which such adjustments could be made.

The EU Working Time Directive and its impact on police practice

Summary

The Working Time Directive 2003/88/EC1 contains specific minimum health and safety requirements for the organization of working time, in particular with regard to daily and weekly rest periods, the maximum weekly working time and the organization of night work. The implementation of this directive poses considerable problems for the police with their special tasks. Is it legally permissible, for example, to limit the rest
shorten police working hours in the event of major operations, e.g. the G20 summit in Hamburg or Castor transports? Does this also apply to regular shift work? What is actually working time and what is on-call duty? How should on-call duty be classified? After an introduction to the basic mechanisms of the EU Working Time Directive, this article examines these and other questions of great practical relevance, which have repeatedly led to heated debates between staff representatives and employers in many federal states and at federal level. In addition, the ergonomic background of the directive is explained in order to demonstrate its importance as an essential cornerstone for safe working conditions.

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Review of the Generation Z book

The current issue of pvt "Polizei Verkehr + Technik" contains a review of our book "Generation Z and Alpha. Understanding, winning, retaining. A guide for the police" published.

Here is a small excerpt from the review by Andreas Hohensinn, consultant at the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Vienna:

"Overall, 'Generation Z and Alpha' is a very informative and engaging book that makes an important contribution to understanding the coming generations. It provides a sound analysis and encourages reflection on the future of society and the police organization. For readers interested in sociology, psychology, futurology in a police context, this book is highly recommended."

The full review here with the kind permission of Dr. Uwe H. Wehrstedt (Managing Editor and Publisher pvt) here for direct download.

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Does THE Generation Z exist? Generations vs. sinus milieus.

Is there actually "DIE" Generation Z? A good question, especially once you have studied the Sinus-Milieus. The Sinus Institute (Sinus Markt- und Sozialforschung GmbH) has specialized in the complex analysis of society for over 40 years. And one thing becomes clear from this analysis: the world in which young people live is also very differentiated (as you would expect).

The Sinus-Milieus

Researchers at the Sinus Institute survey various target groups in so-called life-world explorations with regard to their values, attitudes, life goals, lifestyle and social background, among other things. This data is analyzed and various clusters can be formed. These groups of like-minded people are referred to as milieus. In order to obtain a broader picture, quantitative data is also collected using a standardized questionnaire. In this way, an attempt is made to obtain as realistic a picture as possible of the socio-cultural diversity in the population under investigation, e.g. young people in Germany. Thanks to its many years of work in this field, the Institute can draw on a wealth of historical data and thus also highlight changes (longitudinal studies). The following short video provides a brief but very informative insight into the German milieus.

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Generation Z - Christian Scholz

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Christian Scholz: Generation Z. What makes them tick, what changes them and why they infect us all.

If you look at generations, you constantly stumble across two names: Klaus Hurrelmann (Shell Study) and Christian Scholz. That's why a brief insight into the second author's book is essential, especially because I personally rate it as excellent. If I had to choose between all the works on Generation Z, I would pick this one.

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Youth 2019 - 18th Shell Youth Study

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Youth 2019 - 18th Shell Youth Study: A generation speaks out. By Click on the image to view the book on Amazon. By Mathias Albert, Klaus Hurrelmann, Gudrun Quenzel et al.

This is actually a classic when it comes to finding out what makes "young people" tick. The big advantage: it is a long-term study, i.e. the authors can compare their data over time and thus present developments and trends very well. For this reason, the study is also one of my main sources for the lectures.

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Generation Z for HR managers and executives

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Generation Z for HR managers and executives by Rüdiger Maas. Brief insights into the book. This article is recommended for anyone who would like to deepen their knowledge from my presentation or would like to review or rework some things. It is of course also suitable for newcomers who are not familiar with the lecture and are interested in Generation Z.

Rüdiger Maas' book on Generation Z is characterized in particular by the fact that the author always gets to the point quickly. The book is therefore ideal for anyone who has little time, i.e. as the title suggests, especially HR managers and executives ;-). I read the entire book in just under 2 hours, including the foreword and bibliography.

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Generation Z - the dark side of digitalization

A short article on the downsides of digitization including a video link.

A large proportion of Generation Z, also known as mobile natives, are experts at using smartphones - no wonder, they grew up with them. If you have children of your own, you have certainly observed that the little ones already know how to unlock smartphones and swipe around on them in their first year of life. That's how intuitive the system is. And right from the start, the children see how much time mom and dad spend in front of their little screens - on walks with the children or on the bench at the playground. In this way, parents are already shaping their children's relationship with the smartphone.

Incidentally, Generation Zers also differ from their predecessor generation, the millennials (also known as digital natives), who did not grow up with smartphones but "only" with PCs. On the one hand, many of Generation Z are considered multitaskers² and can work with up to five screens at the same time. Millennials still have two screens, so in this respect, Zlers seem to be a kind of Millennials on a natural speed.

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Generation Z at work in the police force - #instacops

How does Generation Z behave in working life, especially in the police force? This is also the subject of my presentations, so that organizations can adapt to the characteristics that the young generation brings with them. LateNightBerlin made a clearly exaggerated but very funny satire about Generation Z in the police force - enjoy it CRIME SCENE FOR MILLENNIALS!

Must dance bans go to jail? Palina investigates! | Millennial Tatort | Late Night Berlin | ProSieben

By the way, if you didn't understand a word or two - I felt the same way. And I've actually felt the same way in one or two conversations with my colleagues. So if you're wondering what the meaning of 1 language is, luckily you can find out. look it up in the lexicon of youth language.

You can find out more about Generation Z here.