BRATISLAVA, July 24, (WEBNOVINY) – The Interior Ministry commenced a reform of the police that has brought about concrete results, head of the department Daniel Lipsic believes. “The police have undergone a far-reaching reform that aimed at more police members on the streets and the reform of work evaluation,” he told journalists. Lipsic elaborated that the number of police members serving on the streets grew by 1,708, while they are assessed based on the real results. Promotion depends on the evaluation system. Individual goals have been set for police members, along with clearly defined promotion and remuneration opportunities.
The railroad police as well as the border and foreign police were incorporated into the Police Corps. Changes in the organization and management of police services have helped save 19.5 million euros on salaries this year. The police set measurable goals for the first time ever: to reduce the number of traffic accidents by 5,000 and to increase the rate of successfully uncovered and resolved violent and vice crimes. Lipsic underscored that the police disbanded five crime groups involved in production and distribution of pervitin and marijuana as well as in economic crime and human trafficking.
Police President Jaroslav Spisiak says that police members are nervous from the reform of the evaluation system and cannot get used to the fact that they have to bear responsibility for their work. They are unable to adjust to daily assessment of their service and accept personal responsibility. “This has not been here until now. Police members were intimidated by various expert analytical centers that they will be punished and fired and that the Police Corps will be decimated. From the managerial point of view, we have decided to wait for six more months of the regular operation of the evaluation system so that police members get used to it. So that they find out that to work for citizens is not a tragedy and that it is an honor to bear personal responsibility for positive results,” he noted.
Because the police members have not yet got used to the new assessment system, Spisiak decided to put off the distribution of questionnaires, which were to help find out whether citizens are satisfied with the service of the police. He highlighted that the police members will be promoted and get higher salaries if they do a good job.
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