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Slovenian Police
File:SLO Police logo.png
Agency overview
Formed1991
Employees8,517 (2016)[1]
Annual budget257,000,000€
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSlovenia
Size20,273 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi)
Population2,063,077 (2014)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersGeneralna policijska uprava, Štefanova 2, 1501 Ljubljana
Sworn members6,928 (2016)
Civilians1,044 (2016)
Minister responsible
  • Vesna Györkös Žnidar, Ministry of the Interior
Agency executive
  • Marjan Fank, Director General
Facilities
Stations111
Website
www.policija.si/eng/

Law enforcement in Slovenia is governed by the Slovenian Ministry of Internal Affairs and is the responsibility of the Slovenian National Police force, which is composed of the 8 police directorates in Celje, Koper, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, and Novo Mesto.[2] The police force maintains a number of international partnerships with foreign police forces, including training with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and involvement in Albania and Kosovo with the Multinational Advisory Police Element.[2] The Slovenian police force was admitted to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 24 March 1992.[3]

Organization

The Slovenian National Police force operates under the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior at three levels, local, general and regional, and is headquartered in Ljubljana.[3] Slovenia is divided into 8 police directorates which control 111 police stations, all of which come under the jurisdiction of the Director General of the Police.[3] In addition to this regular police force, Slovenia also employs the Specialna Enota Policije, utilised for Counter-Terrorism and other high-risk tasks that are too dangerous or too difficult for regular police units.

Staffing

The Slovenian Police has suffered from chronic underfunding and under-staffing in recent years, due to the public sector's Intervention Measures Act of 2010/11 and the Fiscal Balance Act of 2012.[4] Consequently a department-wide emergency hiring-freeze was implemented. With combined retirements and unscheduled quittings of many officers due to low salaries, poor benefits and working conditions, the police force lost over 1,000 officers with no replacements being made between the years 2010 and 2015. The hiring freeze was lifted in early January 2015.

Since January 2015, the Slovenian Police had started an increasing recruiting effort with over 300 new officers being hired throughout 2015 along with new applications for 600 reserve, 156 regular and 150 border-patrol police officers being processed as of February 2016.

Work environment & pay

Slovenian Police officers have an extremely diverse work week schedules depending on their job assignments which include four-day 10-hour weeks or constant 12-hour, 1-day off, 10-hour, 1-day off, rotations. Patrol officers always work with a partner to insure maximum officer safety and effective distribution of assets.

The starting monthly wage for police officer recruits during the 18-month academy is just over 500€ (IAT- Income After Taxes). After graduation, the wage increases to 630€ IAT. Officers are eligible for a raise every 3 years, following satisfactory work results. Top step wage for a police officer who only has high-school education is around 1050€ IAT.

Complement and equipment

As of March 1, 2016, the Slovenian police force employed 6,928 officers, at a ratio of 34.25 officers per 10,000 of the population.[2] It also employed 968 detectives and 87 members of the Slovenian Police Special Unit. Of the force's 2,209 vehicles, there were 1726 police cars (including civilian), 87 response vehicles, 165 all-terrain vehicles and 137 motorbikes.[2] To complement these land vehicles, the Slovenian police utilize 4 boats, as well as 6 helicopters. The police officers in Slovenia were armed with the 7.65 mm Crvena Zastava M-70 handgun, which have been replaced by the Beretta M92 and Beretta 8000. Some units also use SIG Sauer and Glock pistols. Supporting weapons include Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns, Heckler & Koch G36 and Zastava M-70 assault rifles.[2]

Firearms

Beretta 92
Beretta 8000
SIG Sauer P226
Glock 19
Heckler & Koch MP5
Heckler & Koch G36
Zastava M70

Cars

Citroën Jumper
Ford Focus
Opel Astra estate
Renault Megane
Renault Master
Škoda Octavia Combi
Škoda Octavia RS
Škoda Superb
Volkswagen Transporter
Volkswagen Touareg
Volkswagen Golf

Helicopters

Aircraft Origin Role Versions Registration Number Notes
Agusta Bell 206  Italy Policing 206B-3 JetRanger III S5-HPD
S5-HPE 		2
Agusta Bell 212  Italy Policing Agusta-Bell AB 212 S5-HPB 1
Agusta Bell 412  Italy Policing S5-HPA 1
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Policing A109E Power
A109A Hirundo 		S5-HPG
S5-HPC 		1
1 		S5-HPG: Border Control & Medico,

S5-HPC: (Medico version) out of service - sold

Eurocopter EC 135  European Union Policing EC-135 P2+ S5-HPH 1 Schengen Area Border Control

Motorcycles

Honda Deauville
Yamaha FJR1300AP
BMW R1150RT

Patrol boats

P-66
P-88
P-89
P-111

References

  1. ^ http://www.policija.si/index.php/o-policiji. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Slovenian Police Retrieved April 7th, 2016
  3. ^ a b c OSCE profile page retrieved May 29, 2007
  4. ^ "Zakon za uravnoteženje javnih financ (ZUJF)". pisrs. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
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