Police Education in Road Traffic Law: Saxony, Germany
| Author | Dieter Muller |
| Published date | 01 January 1999 |
| Date | 01 January 1999 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X9907200107 |
DIETER MULLER
Lecturer, Advanced College of Police Saxony/Germany
POLICE EDUCATION IN ROAD
TRAFFIC LAW: SAXONY,
GERMANY
Introduction
The educationof police officersin the field of road traffic law is highly
valued, and road traffic police, as allothersections of the service, need
competent leaders.In particular,future police inspectorsneed accurate
knowledge in theoreticalroad traffic law and also the implementationof
this law inpractical work atlocal constabulary level. For this reason,the
police in Saxony decided to create a separate field of "Road Traffic
Science"in the educationofpolice inspectorswho had a specialization
in roadtrafficlaw. Thisis amodel uniquetoGermany.
The Advanced College of Police Saxony/Germany
in Rothenburg/Saxony
On October 1, 1994, the Advanced College of Policein Saxonywas
founded by the Minister ofthe Interior ofSaxony, Heinz Eggert,in
Rothenburg. Prior to this, the police of Saxony realized that it would be
necessary for competent leadership in thepolice to buildup notonly a
police divisionat a general college ofpublic administration,but rather
an independent AdvancedCollege ofPoliceSaxony/Germany. This
college has its ownlecturers,professors and highlyeducated police
officers. Thestudy subjectsare dividedinto seven groupswhich are in
liaison with seven departments of the college:
Command and Operation
Forensic Scienceand Criminology
Road Traffic Sciences
Jurisprudence
Social Sciences
Information, Technologyand Economics
Languages
The students comprise 60% policeofficers from operationaldivisions
and detectivebrancheswithseveral yearsof professional experience,
and 40%studentswithuniversity entrance qualification. Thisenables
the four studygroupsofeachacademic year to learnfrom eachother.
Early assessmentsreveal asuccessful integration of professional,
inexperienced students with other students who alreadyhave
experience;this is verypromising for thefuture.
Thereisonly oneprogressive model in Germany, practisedin
Baden-Wurttemberg,where potential leadersare largely independently
56 The Police Journal January 1999
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