The crime rate be bright, but the unrest at the National Police is great. Is discontinued and there is criticism of police chief Gerard Bouman. He wins the fight against crime, but he loses the support of his staff? For the first time since the unrest, he responds. “I’m not here for myself. I make place for anybody who can do it better. ”
In the window frame of the office of Gerard Bouman (1952) is a toy policeman on a motorcycle. It is a reminder of the past when he himself as a motorcycle cop tore across the asphalt. In August, he is 45 years in the business – and he is not only the supreme head of the police, but also father, grandfather and widower. ,, When I started as an agent, put you on your 58th. I’m in August 63 years. And yes, I’m still here ”
Not obvious.; there grumbled at the police Bouman. Agents feel the pain of years of lack of salary increase, the ban on overtime and long-term uncertainty about a new job, workplace, new ways of working. The dissatisfaction with the collective bargaining and grows over the reorganization of the police
About the collective bargaining Bouman will not talk -. “The responsibility of the Minister” – the redeployment. The criticism focuses more openly on Bouman itself. He is the man of the new National Police must be a success. ,, I am not here for myself, I’m here for the police. I step on if there is someone who can work better. It’s that simple. Criticism is allowed, but there is a lot of nonsense written and said. ”
Born on the street
They can not hit him harder than when they say he contacted the the workplace is lost. Bouman is fierce. Makes a wegveeggebaar. ,, It is not true. It’s really not true. I was born on the street. I know what happens there. I can be awfully confrontational. Direct. But you can not blame me that I lost contact with my people. “
Bouman carries his gun again, sometimes along with a police team to the streets. ,, I know what’s going on and I want to take care of my people. Precisely in the reorganization. I listen to criticism, if that makes sense. That is why we look at the pace of change again. The sweetest people I would want to give tomorrow certainty about their position and place of work, but it has become so complicated. It’s a mega job. And yet the police are there, we achieve good results ”
Falling crime rates
These results are sharply lower crime rates.. The number of burglaries, robberies, assaults, car crunching: they all fall shows again the police figures in the AD Crime Meter which appears tomorrow. ,, A good result despite all the changes. Name me one big company with such a reorganization is carried out and the results are not collapsed by 10 to 20 percent? That is a great compliment to the people on the shop floor. “
Okay, he qualifies, across Western Europe declining crime, but in the Netherlands it is structurally and with substantial numbers. Dutch feel it might be different, but there are actually fewer burglars, muggers and robbers on the road in the last year. ,, I’m proud of those numbers, how we cooperate with prosecutors, mayors and alert citizens. We do it together. You then you can not make it bigger. ”
Bouman is not easily satisfied. The clear-up rates may best example yet up. Half of the robbers is now caught almost all murders are solved, but cars squatters, pickpockets and home burglars often go unpunished.
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Only 11 percent of home burglaries are solved. ,, Of course I would like to have it higher, but we really need to make choices in available capacity: where we put people in? Those choices we make together with mayors, the Minister and the Public. Every police would like people and want money, but the choice of the society is that we have to do this. “” And that means that not everything can be addressed. ,, If your bike is stolen and there is no trace to an offender, then we obviously can not do anything. There are 1.2 million returns per year and we can not pick up anything ”
Not for the first time Bouman therefore also calls on the citizens themselves:. Become more alert. ,, 15 percent of burglaries are insluipingen. The garden door or conservatory is open as usual. As if you are getting your coffee and cake for the thief. ”
In exchange promises Bouman that the police will keep victims better informed. There will be a new declaration tracking and agents call victims since one year more often to talk with them about the situation.
Attention Because
attention helps, you know Bouman . He has learned from his wife Helen. She died unexpectedly two years ago. It was his worst year ever, he said last year in the AD. But the good has remained: her paintings on the wall of his office and the extensive electronic calendar with all sorts of personal notes: When an employee’s birthday, how his children are called, how old they are and if there is an anniversary. Thanks Heleen Bouman has learned to pay attention.
Since the death of his wife dilutes the agenda a bit, he admits, but Bouman carries the message asset. ,, Every manager in the police must pay attention to his staff. Police officers know that it can be unsafe on the street, that’s the job. But the agency must be safe. I want my people there will be provided. I know how important that is. Just as important as the improving performance. “
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