Career now: Quantity entry into the criminal police for IT professionals!

The Rhineland-Palatinate police are looking for experienced IT and business experts who want to start a career at the criminal police as a career. The first one -year courses start on November 1, 2023, as the police University in Büchenbeuren reports. In view of the growing challenges of cybercrime and economic crime, this new qualification offer is launched in order to respond specifically to the requirements in these areas.

economic criminalists are responsible for combating investment and financing fraud, insolvency crimes and billing fraud. Her tasks include independent investigations, participation in searches and the security of evidence. The curriculum of the Training not only includes legal and tactical knowledge, but also practical training in use, driving and shooting.

prerequisites and application deadline

The prerequisites for the new offer are a completed university degree in IT, economics or finance as well as relevant work experience. Applications can only be submitted to the Rhineland-Palatinate police on the online operator portal of the Rhineland-Palatinate police. Early applications are recommended to prepare for the test days.

In addition, another qualification course is offered on November 1, 2025, especially for economic criminalists who react to the challenges in cybercrime and economic crime, such as the presseportal.de reported.

The Rhineland-Palatinate police estimate the positive experiences from previous qualifications for IT criminalists and sees this step as an important part of their strategy to combat crime in the digital age.