By deciding to become a police officer, thousands of young people apply every year for a job that is very different from most others. They choose one of the most exciting and varied professions.
Police officers are on duty for people around the clock, 365 days a year. They ward off danger, fight crime and ensure greater road safety on the streets.
Being a police officer means being close to the people, the rule of law, variety and also stress. It constantly demands great skill, stamina, a high level of concentration, prudence, courage but also passion from each and every individual.
No two days are the same, no two assignments are the same.
Hülya Duran
Police Commissioner Police Warendorf
Patrol service
Hülya Duran is a police inspector through and through. In this portrait, she explains why her work in the security service is so special and how she deals with operations that don't go perfectly.
Criminal investigation department
The fascination of law enforcement: Whether all-rounders in the criminal investigation department, operational work in the task force, specialized cyber police officers and death investigators. In the criminal investigation department, investigators are confronted with a wide variety of crimes every day. Here they report on the challenges of their everyday work.
The best thing about my job is the view.
Daniel Pietscher
Police Superintendent Police Flying Squadron
Police flying squadron
Whether searching for missing persons, looking for criminals, rescuing and recovering or deploying special units: The tasks of the NRW police aviation squadron are diverse. Daniel Pietscher is an operational pilot at the Dortmund base and tells us in the video what you need to bring with you if you want to apply for a job with the flying squadron.
It's great fun working with the dogs.
Tim Savelsberg
Police officer, service dog unit
Service dog unit
Tim Savelsberg and his colleague can rely 100% on their service dogs. Together, they patrol the streets and support the guard and change service during car searches, identity checks, home searches or de-escalating situations. In the video, they talk about their very special teamwork.
We are often perceived positively by people, especially in the equestrian squadron.
Grit Fleskes
Chief Superintendent of Police State Riding Squadron
National riding squadron
Chief Superintendent Grit Fleskes has turned her hobby into a career: she is part of the state equestrian squadron of the NRW police. In this portrait, she tells us exactly what her duties are, when the state equestrian squadron is deployed and what her everyday life is like.
In the water police, you learn a completely new profession.
Sabrina Heller
Police Superintendent Water Police
Water police
Nothing works in the water police without technical understanding. In addition to the wide range of operations that need to be carried out, the maintenance of the ships is also one of the tasks of the water police. Sabrina Heller is now in her third year of training there - and is still enthusiastic.
Deployment of crime and traffic specialists
"Specialists to police officers" - this year, particularly pre-qualified police officers will once again have the opportunity to be deployed more quickly than before in the area of crime and traffic accident prevention.
As of 1 September 2022, the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia (IM) is offering a total of 100 police officers who have already acquired a professional qualification in the form of completed vocational training or a degree that is conducive to the specialized performance of police duties the opportunity to be voluntarily deployed in specialized areas of activity in the fight against crime or traffic accidents. The intention is to deploy 70 of the total of 100 police officers in the Crime Directorate and the NRW State Criminal Police Office and 30 in the Traffic Directorate and the NRW State Office for Central Police Services.
Thanks to the preliminary training acquired, the police authorities should be able to deploy professionally qualified police officers in the areas of traffic accident and crime prevention more quickly than before.