Integrity of police station managers as a basis for the successful operation of police stations

Diplomsko delo je nastalo z namenom prikaza pomena integritete policijskih vodij na nivoju policijskih postaj v Republiki Sloveniji. Ugled policije v širši javnosti je predvsem odvisen od delovanja policistov neposredno na terenu, le te pa vodijo načelniki policijskih postaj oziroma njihovi pomočniki. V zvezi s tem je še kako pomembno, da so na navedena delovna mesta postavljeni ljudje, ki imajo vodstvene sposobnosti, predvsem pa da podrejene vodijo z zgledom in da se zavedajo pomena integritete. Uspešnost delovanja policijskih postaj je lahko torej odvisna od uspešnega vodje z visoko stopnjo integritete. Opisali smo razmejitev med managerjem in vodjo ter opisali vrline dobrega vodje. V nalogi smo opisali organiziranost slovenske policije in opisali izbirne postopke za zasedbo delovnih mest načelnika oziroma pomočnika načelnika policijske postaje. Še posebej nas je zanimalo, kako v praksi poteka izbor kandidatov in kako se v izbirnem postopku izražajo etične in moralne vrednote posameznika. V ta namen smo opravili intervju z uslužbenko, ki opravlja naloge v SDP večje Policijske uprave, ki nam je prikazala, kako poteka izbor kandidatov v praksi in poudarila nekatere pomanjkljivosti. Zanimalo nas je tudi mnenje uslužbencev policije, ki zasedajo vodstvena delovna mesta na policijskih postajah znotraj Policijske uprave Celje. V ta namen je bila izdelana anketa, za izvedbo ankete pa smo pridobili soglasje Centra za raziskovalne dejavnosti, Policijske akademije. S pomočjo ankete smo odgovorili na postavljene hipoteze in v splošnem ugotovili, da se vodje zavedajo pomena integritete.The thesis was created with the aim of demonstrating the importance of the integrity of police leaders at the level of police stations in the Republic of Slovenia. The reputation of the police in the general public mainly depends on the actions of police officers directly on the scene, which are only managed by the chiefs of police stations or their assistants. In this regard, it is also important that people who have leadership skills are appointed to the formerly mentioned positions, and above all that they lead their subordinates by example and that they are aware of the importance of integrity. The success of police stations can therefore depend on a successful leader with a high level of integrity. We described the distinction between manager and leader and described the virtues of a good leader. In the diploma thesis, we described the organization of the Slovenian police force and described the selection procedures for the position of chief or assistant chief of the police station. We were particularly interested in how the selection of candidates takes place in practice and how the ethical and moral values of the individual are expressed in the selection process. For this purpose, we conducted an interview with an employee at the Police Administration, who showed us how the selection of candidates takes place in practice and pointed out some shortcomings. We were also interested in the opinion of managers at police stations, the Police Administration of Celje. For this purpose, a survey was created, and we obtained the consent of the Center for Research Activities, Police Academy to carry out the survey. With the help of the survey, we answered the set hypotheses and generally concluded that managers are aware of the importance of integrity