1. German Police University, Münster-Hiltrup/ North Rhine-Westphalia
Police Services
Contents
System of internal security in Germany
The German Police University
Brief information about our research projects
My projects
Discussion
German Police University, Münster-Hiltrup/ North Rhine-Westphalia

2. German Constitution: Article 30
Division of authority
between the Federation
and the Federal States
Except as otherwise provided or
permitted by this constitutional law, the exercise of state powers and the implementation of state functions is attributed to the Federal States.

3. Police Education in Germany (Unified Career)
Basic Service
Senior
Management
Studies / Training:
Duration: 2,5 years
Professional
Examination
Police
Constable / Patrolman
Intermediate
Service /
Middle Management
Studies at Universities for Applied Sciences for Public Administration
(FHöV-Polizei):
Duration: 3 years
Inspector
1. Studies in the Fed. States, at Federal Police Forces or BKA
Duration: 1 year
2. Studies at the DHPol
Superinten-
dent
III. Master Degree
Exception: Lawyers
II.Bachelor Degree

4. Police Education in Germany (Unified Career)
Basic Service
Senior
Management
Studies / Training:
Duration: 2,5 years
Professional
Examination
Police
Constable / Patrolman
Intermediate
Service /
Middle Management
Studies at Universities for Applied Sciences for Public Administration
(FHöV-Polizei):
Duration: 3 years
Inspector
1. Studies in the Fed. States, at Federal Police Forces or BKA
Duration: 1 year
2. Studies at the DHPol
Superinten-
dent
III. Master Degree
Exception: Lawyers
II.Bachelor Degree

5. Institutions for the internal security in Germany
Military Police
Police Services of 16 Fed. States
Protection of the
Constitution
Customs
16 State Criminal Ivestigation Offices
(LKÄ)
Federal Criminal
Police Office
(BKA)
Federal Police
Judicial
Authorities
Internal Security

6. History of Police Training in Münster-Hiltrup
2 July Central Police School (British Zone)
1949 Police Institute Hiltrup
1973 Police Academy for Leadership & Management
1998 Decision of Ministers of Interior to have a Police University
2002 Draft Law on the German Police University
2004 Accreditation of the Master Study Course
‚Public Administration – Police Management‘
March 2006 Launch of the German Police University
Sept End of the founding period

7. Duties and responsibilities of the German Police University
The German Police University (DHPol) is a joint institution for training and research for senior police officers of the Police Services in Germany.
Münster

8. Police Organisation of the Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister
of the Interior
Ministers
German Police University (DHPol), Münster
Objectives: Masters course and seminars for senior police officers
- police research / police science
- standardisation of police equipment (PTI)
- international cooperation in police training and research
Federal
Republic
16 States
2 Federal
Police Services
16 Police Services

9. Faculties at the DHPol Faculty 1: Police science Prof.
Faculty 2: Police leadership
Faculty 3: Police public management
Faculty 4: Organisation and human resources management
Faculty 5: Traffic management
Faculty 6: Criminal law, criminal procedure law, crime politics
Faculty 7: Public law, national law, international law
Faculty 8: Operational strategies and tactics, coinciding operational situations
Faculty 9: Serious crime management
Faculty 10: Police parts in crisis management
Faculty 11: Criminalistics – strategy and policy
Faculty 12: Criminalistics – policy of criminal phenomena
Faculty 13: Criminology and interdisciplinary crime prevention
Faculty 14: Psychology
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10. Why change to a Police University?
Advantages:
Higher standard of training / education and advanced training
Establishment and promotion of a „Police Science“
More police research
Recruitment of personel from outside the Police
Catch up with international development
Academic degree for future senior police officers
Better standing / higher status for senior police officers

11. Why change to a Police University?
Disadvantages / risks – as seen by critics:
Changing role of police?
Less practice orientation - too much (academic) theory?
Less practical competencies of graduates?
Higher costs?
Independency of professors – academic freedom?
Less influence of ministries of interior on police training and education?

12. Decision of the Ministers of Interior in 1998
Preconditions:
Quality improvement!
No more costs, no higher budget!
Keep grounded in police reality!
Keep influence of Ministers of Interior on main issues of the new university!

13. Abstract: DHPol Principle Duties Supervision of Contents
Supervision of Procedures
Budget
Staff
Police Scientific Training,
Development and Research
Board of Trustees
Minister of the Interior
of the State of
North Rhine-Westfalia
about € 13,5 Millionen a year
27 lecturers
42 scientific support
110 public servants

14. Master Course Modules 1st Year 1: Scientific methodology
2: Constitutional law, EU- and international law
3: Basics of Police operations management
4: Leadership and related jurisdiction
5: Configuration / forming of organisations
6: Criminalistics and criminology
7: Traffic Safety
8: IT – basics of information gathering
9: Coping major and complex Police operations
10: Tasks and organisation of Police Forces in Germany

15. Master Course Modules 2nd Year
11: Police within society / Police ethics
12: Human resources management
13: Management techniques
14: Criminal phenomena I
15: Strategy and criminal phenomena II
16: Criminal phenomena III
17: Major and complex Police operations II
18: Traffic Safety II
19: Policing in an international / cross-cultural context
20: Leadership with regards to complex and cross-cultural communications

16. Latest Research Showcase
Establishing and developing of a theory in Police leadership FG 02 (leadership, management, philosophy of leadership)
Intrinsic motivation and norms among Police applicants FG 02 (motivation, norms, attitudes)
Basic moduls to secure big events (BaSiGo) FG 10 (traffic and crowd management, crowd/pedestrian dynamics)
Improvement of intervention strategies preceding homicides in close relationships, FG 13 (risk assesment, intimate partner homicides)
More security in football (SiKomFan) FG 08 (improvement of communication structures, dialog with fans, fan culture)
Analysis of the way into automotive mobility (LAWIDA) FG 05 (adolescant persons, attitude, risk indicators)
Secure life in older age (SiliA) FG 13 (abuse, old age, home care, intimate partner violence)
Potentials of security enhancement in later life FG 13 (property offences, perceived personal security, individual precautions)

17. My goals... Preparing a research project called „Smart Policing“
predicting criminal behaviour in hot spots
prevention at critical places and of critical situations
resource management
Research on the challenges of implementing ILP in Germany
analysis of current situation in providing intelligence products throughout Germany
check for organisational pathologies in police intelligence systems
introducing ILP to 16 independent Police forces an 2 federal forces
pointing out an addes value
diminish prejudice... (ILP is „science“, is in English and literature is in English)
Research of conditions for task forces in major cases
focussed on sexual associated killings of kids/juveniles, detection of serial killings

18. Thank you for your attention!
I´m looking forward to answer your questsions.

20. Size of the Police Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany
Forces of the Fed. States:
sworn officers
Federal Forces:
among them in the different career classes
officers
sworn officers
Senior management
(Superintendents)
Intermediate service
(Inspectors)
basic service
(Constables/Sergeants)
4 500
80 000