Impact of Lack Staff on Work of Police Officers Employee on Police Stations at Police Department Celje

Abstract

Lack of staff in the police has been a topical issue lately. There are several reasons for this situation, one of the main ones being the termination of schooling between 2010 and 2015 and the reduction of the number of employees between 2007 and 2017. The lack of police staff affects the work of police officers, especially uniformed police officers. working in the field. The article analyzes the shortage of staff in the police in terms of staffing. The aim of the reasearch was to investigate the impact of the lack of staff on the work of uniformed police officers employed at the Celje Police Department who work in the field. The results of the research showed that uniformed police officers working in the field are well aware of the reasons that led to the shortage of staff as well as the consequences. Uniformed police officers working in the field feel all the listed consequences of the lack of staff or they meet with them every six months. Most of all, the lack of staff, which affects their work and causes other consequences, affects the private or. family life of police officers. In the conclusion, the paper discuss possible forms of eliminating the shortage and relief of uniformed police officers in the field at the Celje Police Department, highlighting the good practice of a permanent work schedule and acquaintance with the indicative work schedule 30 days in advance.