Police is not attractive

Acarreira Police is not at all attractive to an agent who is starting in the PSP. "The conclusion is Mario outrage, co-author, with Fernando outrage of the book 'to Portuguese police', presented yesterday in Lisbon with the presence of Rui Pereira, Minister of the Interior.

The presentation of the book had the Angelo Correia, formerly held the portfolio of Interior, which addressed the problems mentioned in the book - which was based on surveys of hundreds of agents and officers of the PSP at various levels of hierarchy.

The former governor began by emphasizing the problem of gratified at the PSP, which it considers unjust. Argues that the current working hours of six hours will be extended by "an increase in pay from 25 to 30 percent." Another idea is that advocates the transfer of civil servants to deal with the bureaucratic dodge the PSP, freeing officers to the streets.

The former minister was very critical of the recent revisions of the penal code and criminal procedure, by allowing an "over-guarantees so the detainees leave in freedom soon after the arrests."

The Minister Rui Pereira did not comment directly these problems in the book. He stressed before the full confidence in the police force, pointing out that "the past 30 years the PSP has undergone several transformations and always won all the challenges that confronted."

The Association of Professional Police warned yesterday that the strengthening of funding that the Ministry of the Interior received by the State Budget for 2009 is not sufficient to improve the PSP.

This is because, says the ASPP, of the 53 additional 25 million are intended to pay rebates to Caixa Geral de retirements - which hitherto were not paid by the PSP. Another 15 million will pay the school ten hundred of new agents that will be formed.

The ASPP says no money for equipment, vehicles, medical support, daily allowance and career progression of the police.