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What is the purpose of the police? To guarantee security! In this article I describe why this spontaneous answer is not sufficient as the deepest meaning, as a purpose for "the company" police.
Continue reading „Purpose der Polizei: Wir sind ein Anker der Demokratie“In this 36-minute podcast I would like to give you a few brief insights into Generation Z in the police force. Who is this generation, is there even such a thing as "the" generation and why should we be careful with this big pigeonhole "Generation Z"? How can we win them over and, more importantly, how can we retain them?
If you would like to know more, here is the link to the review in our book: "Generation Z and Alpha. Understanding, winning, retaining - a guide for the police."
Our book on Generation Z in the police has finally been published. In a time of rapid change, marked by technological innovation, global crises and new generations, organizations face the challenge of adapting and establishing contemporary ways of working. Our book takes a unique look at an area traditionally characterized by order and authority - the police. A police officer and an educator take on the subject. This unconventional collaboration creates a reflection on Generations Z and Alpha and the challenges they face in an environment that calls for new approaches.
The book is available directly from Publisher or with Amazon - and of course in any well-stocked bookstore. If you use the links here, especially the one to the publisher, you support my work, because then I actually earn something from the book ;-).
What our book offers:
About us Authors:
Police Director Dr. Bernd Bürger has been with the Bavarian Police for over 25 years and has been working intensively with the younger generations since 2015, both in his own leadership work and in numerous publications and lectures.
Heidi Ellner, Dipl.-Päd. univ., has been analysing how organizations and individuals learn for 20 years now. Through her work in the training of prospective police officers in the Federal Police, she is at the center of the relevant field of vision on a daily basis.
What happens next:
We will stay on the ball and publish further Article and perhaps there will be a second, updated edition. That depends on your interest and feedback.
"Mit Sicherheit anders" ("Safety is different") - this is the slogan of the Bavarian police's current recruitment campaign (Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Sport and Integration 2021). But does this also apply to Generation Z? Or is this a completely "normal" generation? And most importantly, is "Generation Z", as described in the major youth studies, also found in the police force?
Our article explores these questions on the basis of a master's thesis in which several training seminars (entry-level training) of the Bavarian police were surveyed using a standardized questionnaire. The reasons for applying to the police, the general expectations of employers and superiors and the specific expectations of the police in this respect were examined. In addition, a comparison was made between participants from different stages of training and older candidates. The results of the 2019 Shell Youth Study were used as a basis for comparison.
If you would like to find out more about the topic, click here for a Podcast with me and here to my book "Generation Z and Alpha. Understanding, winning, retaining - a guide for the police".
With a great team, we have been able to work under the umbrella of the GAWO (GAWO - Gesellschaft für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und organizationspsychologische Forschung e. V.) won the tender of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI).
In order to ensure an external scientific perspective on police developments from the reform of the police force in 2005 to the present day, the Federal Ministry of the Interior launched a research project on the topic of "20 years of the Federal Police in Austria. From the merger of the Federal Gendarmerie, Federal Security Guard and Criminal Investigation Corps from 2005 to the present day".
With a team of active and retired police officers with a scientific background and scientists with experience in police research, we were able to win the tender with our research concept. If you would like to find out more about this project, you can here in Public Safetythe magazine of the BMI. I am looking forward to the exciting task of managing this project.
One of the most significant moments in my professional life. I had the opportunity to give a lecture on his life's work with regard to public order policing at the Politieacademie's international symposium "Mit aller Gewalt lernen" in honor of Prof. Dr. Otto Adang's retirement. And he is simply one of the forefathers of modern theories, so it was and is an extraordinary honor for me that he chose me for this task. It's a bit like being a fan of Michael Jackson as a child and trying to dance like him - and then being invited by him personally to perform at his farewell. It's amazing!
For over 20 years, I followed in the footsteps of Prof. Dr. Otto Adang, often without knowing it. Not only did I come to the same conclusions, we were often in the same places without knowing it - he as a researcher, I as a riot policeman. Eventually, my first book "The Role of the Police at Assemblies" brought us together, for which he contributed a chapter together with Dr. Martina Schreiber. He then invited me to teach in his "Public Order" module of the Master's program at the Politieacademie - and I was able to learn from the Grand Master himself - in pleasant, constructive, smart and far-sighted discussions over a good Dutch beer.
Thanks to Otto, I was able to structure my numerous practical experiences from over 20 years with the USK (as a group officer, group leader, platoon leader or command leader) or in the preparation, planning and implementation of major operations (G7 2015 and 2022), which I have already lectured on in many European countries as well as in the USA and Canada, even better. According to its principles: Know, Support, Communicate, Differentiate (for more see docbb.de or publicorderpolicing.com ), which really contribute to the success of police work in the context of crowds in an all-encompassing way.
Unable to deal with conflict, dependent, work-shy? You can find my new article on this topic in issue 02/2024 of DP (Deutsche Polizei), p. 38-39. Just follow this link and then scroll.
Our new book "Public Order Policing. A Professional's Guide to International
Theories, Case Studies, and Best Practices" has been published. It again deals with assembly situations and includes various international perspectives, for example from England, the Netherlands, France, the USA and, of course, Germany.
Here you can download the introduction with the abstracts of all chapters download free of charge.
The book is available as a hardcover or ebook directly from Publisher (click here) or also with Amazon. If you order directly from the publisher, you are supporting my work, so I would be delighted.
Hot off the press in the Hesse Police Magazine: my new article on Generation Z - also available here for download with kind permission. Read/Download:
The Federal Police is growing. An unprecedented number of new employees is presenting the Federal Police with major challenges at all levels. The new colleagues are rightly entitled to be trained in a targeted manner and "taken along". A joint project with representatives from all areas of the Federal Police, including staff representatives and equal opportunities, is dedicated to this challenge. But how can new employees be integrated sustainably, especially in the Federal Police? This question forms the core of the "Integration of new employees" project led by PD Dr. Schmelzer. The team of authors outlines the structure and process of the project and presents initial project results on the way to uniform minimum standards throughout the Federal Police. Key topics such as the importance of leadership and cooperation in the context of the induction of new personnel are underpinned and illustrated with the survey results achieved to date. Candidates and career graduates as current and future employees as well as existing employees, the "regular officers", play a central role in this.
