Personnel lack of the police: record numbers of the leaks in Tyrol!

Personnel lack of the police: record numbers of the leaks in Tyrol!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - The discussion about the police staff policy in Austria reaches a new highlight. Hannes Amesbauer, security spokesman for the FPÖ, expressed sharp criticism of the measures of the ÖVP Minister of the Interior Karner. Despite the increased new applications in the past two years, alarming departure numbers have been concerned. According to reports, 31 police officers in Tyrol have acknowledged their service until the beginning of December, without retirement or suspenders. This phenomenon is particularly striking because only eight officers left the police in 2018. Amesbauer emphasizes that the insufficient working conditions are a main reason for these exits, which dramatically tightens the entire situation.

fighting crime under pressure

Amesbauer describes the current personnel policy as "hole, hole" and criticizes the contradiction between the increase in training and the exits of the police officers. "There is great dissatisfaction among the civil servants. Many feel abandoned by the political top," said the FPÖ spokesman. Again and again police officers would tell him that they question the meaningfulness of their work in the face of false political orders, especially in connection with illegal mass immigration. This shows that it lacks a motivating spirit of optimism that makes a reform necessary to make the police service attractive again.

The challenges that arise from these problems are considerable. While the police have to master complex tasks such as maintaining law and order, prevention of crime and direct population communication, prospective police officers are fighting high demands. The training itself is considered demanding, consisting of several internships and tests that check the physical and character suitability. The salary begins attractive, especially among the federal police, who is currently looking for new employees: inside. According to the career page Karierebibel , applicants benefit from high remuneration in the first years of training, which could also promote the recruitment. Nevertheless, the pressing questions about the conditions in the service remain unsolved, the current dissatisfaction could endanger police work in the long term.