Diversity not a social but a Business issue Scotland 2008
Drs. Max Daniel MPM Police Commissioner Amsterdam Police Head of the CID Schiphol Airport Koninklijke Marechaussee National Program manager Organised Drugs Crime Police Academy
National Expertise Centre for Diversity -17 million inhabitants -55,000 police officers -1 million people from: - Turkey - Morocco - Suriname - the Dutch Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) - Other countries -25 regional police forces Police Academy
Diversity: Not only a Social issue; But a Business issue! Police Academy
National Expertise Centre for Diversity - Incorporated within Police Academy of the Netherlands - Funded March Financier:50% Ministry of Home Affairs 50% 25 regional police forces, KLPD, Police Academy of the Netherlands -Budget:1, Police Academy
“We need to Change!” Target groups - Women - Minorities - Homosexuals - Disabled Police Academy
“We need Changes!” - -Investigation - -Community policing -Emergency -Public services/intake Big cities will be populated with more than 50% minorities in the near future ! Recapitulate: Importance of legitimacy in the community !
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“ Diversity a Business issue ”
“Do we know what to look for?” Profile of a terrorist Long dress Long beard Violent associates Leaves packets behind Suspicious behaviour ……. © 2006 EUR Dia 16 JR
“How to deal with new comers?”
“Different Worlds…”
“Why don’t solutions always work?”
“Communication !” © 2006 Dia 20 JR
“Who is the enemy…?” © 2006 EUR Dia 21 JR Organisation of ideology
Building bridges?
“ What’s happening in our society?” Police Academy
“We need Changes” © 2006 EUR Dia 25 JR E = A x Q
“Changes” Instruments: Meetings in a ‘public hearing’ session Expert group Diversity Buddy project Recruitment and selection Posters (Role models) Stay over Surveillance Police Academy
Multicultural Skills Expert group Diversity -Police officers -Different police regions -Colored & White -For the outside and inside 60% %
Role models Police Academy Translation: If I wasn’t a standup comedian, I might have been a police officer.
“We are changing” Diversity: Not only a Social issue; But a Business issue ! 70’s:Ministry of Culture 80’s:Ministry of Home Affairs 90’s:Ministry big cities policy and integration :Ministry of Justice/immigration policy- integration 2006:Ministry of integration Police Academy
“Professionals Need Changes; in order to stay in position”
“Doing nothing is no option!”