Yearly Archives: 2018
Germany: Berlin’s Police Problem by Stefan Frank
BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 15: Police enter a new police station shortly after the inauguration at Alexanderplatz on December 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Alexanderplatz, at the heart of Berlin, has seen a steep rise in crime in recent years, with police reporting an average of 18 crimes a day, including occasional fights and stabbings between rival groups in the early hours. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
According to reports, frequent, habitual and sometimes criminal misconduct by Berlin’s police cadets, especially those with a migrant background, is rampant in the Berlin-Spandau police academy.