The Slovene Police - Policija

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Permanent tasks of persons appointed for public relations at the level of
General Police Directorate:
the analytical following of appearance of the Police and their
representatives in the media;
following and analysing public opinion;
the preparation of a monthly plan of media activities for the General
Police Directorate and special plans for the needs of operative services;
daily informing of the public (through the media and through the web
site www.policija.si) on more important security events.
Title page of the police web site
They strive to increase the quality of co-operation of the
Police with the public, especially with journalists and media
enterprises, and to get as heterogeneous, innovative and
friendly as possible through these forms of such co-operation.
Most of the attention and concrete work is given to the
informing of the public, journalists or media enterprises or
citizens with concrete problems. There are more and more
letters arriving every year from citizens. The Internet and the
e-mail linked to it have undoubtedly contributed to it. You
can find the Slovene Police on the World Wide Web at the
address www.policija.si or write to them at the e-mail
address policija@policija.si.
The Police have already been participating in the “My country, beautiful
and hospitable” project - which is prepared by the Tourist Association of
Slovenia for a number of years. Through this co-operation the Police also
contribute to the improved appearance of Slovenia every year, becoming
tidier, more hospitable and safe and as such becoming more interesting for
tourists. The basis of the project is the competition of Slovene settlements
in the arrangement of the environment and in hospitality, to which over
twenty competitions are added. Their intention is to encourage
people to regulate their residential, local and business environment,
that is, the environment in which they work and co habit. The
Tourist Association of Slovenia issues awards to the best
participants at the end of the project. These awards also include an
award for the best- kept and most hospitable police station.
In 2001, the police paper Varnost celebrated
its 50 th anniversary.
A lot of attention is also given to internal communication, since it
is very important that the employees receive information on what
is happening in the Police. Though the Police have at their
disposal an internal electronic mail system, through which
employees are informed about relevant items, more and more
information is also sent by Intranet. The internal newspaper
“Varnost” (Security) “translates” legislation into practice for its
readers, brings them novelties from various fields of police work
and also peeps behind the curtains of relevant events.