Security for seniors: Commitment of the consultants in the Saarpfalz district celebrated!

Security for seniors: Commitment of the consultants in the Saarpfalz district celebrated!

In the Saarpfalz district, volunteer senior security consultants are committed to the security of older people. District Administrator Dr. Theophil Gallo the commitment of these consultants. Together with police chief Gernot Scheller and Patrick Rubeck from the State Criminal Police Office, Gallo welcomed the volunteers and emphasized the importance of their work, which acts as a link between the police, municipalities and citizens.

The security advisors do important educational work because the need for security of older people increases with age. Older people are particularly at risk from property offenses and dubious business practices. In order to counteract this, the consultants organize events, give lectures and provide information through newspaper articles. They are continuously trained through current tricks and stitches of criminals and pass on this knowledge directly to senior citizens who are easier to contact than the police.

commitment and training of the security advisors

The volunteer security advisors (SFS) work out to protect older people from crime by investigating crimes. This happens in the context of demographic development in Germany, in which average age increases and thus often increases the fear of crime among seniors. Even if seniors are not more victims of crimes, targeted crime phenomena, such as the "grandchild trick" and "false police officers", aim at them.

The security advisors have the ability to understand the concerns and needs of older people and convey practical behaviors to protect themselves from criminal dangers. The police are carried out by the police and includes, among other things, recognizing dangerous situations, giving behavioral recommendations and basic knowledge of first aid. In addition, interested parties have to pass a reliability check by the police before they can become active. Information on this training provides institutions such as the Crime prevention RLP .

In order to appreciate the work of the security consultants, District Administrator Gallo presented them shirts with the district logo and the lettering of their function. This recognition underlines the important role that the senior security consultants play for the community and the security of older people, as well as Homburg1.de reported.

-transmitted by West-East media