NCJ Number
50216
Journal
POLISTIDNINGEN Volume: 75 Issue: 2 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1978) Pages: 46-48
Date Published
1978
Length
3 pages
Annotation
DESPITE SOME INCREASE IN MILITARIZATION OF BORDER POLICE FORCES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IN RESPONSE TO TERRORIST INCIDENTS, THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE COUNTRY'S POLICE FORCES IS TO PROTECT AND AID THE CITIZENRY.
Abstract
THERE HAS BEEN CRITICISM BOTH FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY THAT THE COUNTRY IS BECOMING A POLICE STATE LIKE CHILE OR UGANDA. IT IS ARGUED THAT THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE UNTRUE AND UNFAIR TO THE POLICE WHO ARE OFTEN MADE SCAPEGOATS FOR A TROUBLED SOCIETY. THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST POLICE UNION STILL CONCERNS ITSELF MAINLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SERVICE FUNCTIONS. THE UNION IS A MAJOR PARTICIPANT IN THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1980 WORLD CONGRESS ON CRIME PREVENTION SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE SYNDICATES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DEVELOPING MEANS FOR INTEGRATING THE BORDER POLICE INTO THE REGULAR POLICE ORGANIZATION, REORGANIZING AND DEMOCRATIZING THE COUNTRY'S POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND ADOPTING NEW UNIFORMS THAT HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF BUSINESS SUITS. PUBLIC RELATIONS PROJECTS CONDUCTED BY SEVERAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE STRESSED THE PUBLIC SERVICE FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE. --IN SWEDISH. (DAG)