The press office of the district police authority is responsible for press and public relations work.
While press relations work involves informing the public about current police topics and events via the media, public relations work is about reaching the public in a sustainable way and communicating police topics or campaigns.
In the context of press relations, relevant events, such as serious accidents or criminal offenses, are evaluated and made available to the media in the form of press releases or the daily press report.
Other press relations tasks include:
- Media evaluation with regard to reporting relevant to the police
- Evaluation of police operations with regard to press relevance
- Drafting police press releases
- Processing media enquiries/research requests
- On-site media support during outstanding operations
- Interviews for TV and radio
- Advice and briefing of the authorities' management with regard to media appearances
- Organizing and holding press conferences
The following aspects are important in public relations work:
- Campaign management (e.g. Brake Yourself, Stop it)
- Supporting the specialist departments in the design of a campaign
- Support for TV and radio play productions
- Internal public relations work (intranet)
- External public relations work (Internet)
The press office is staffed from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Outside office hours, press work is handled by the control center, for example due to current emergency situations.