This year the police handed over 156 suspects who were arrested around the turn of the New Year, to the Public Prosecution Service (OM). A year earlier, the police submitted 161 cases to the OM, according to a letter sent to Parliament from caretaker Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz and Infrastructure State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen. "Violence against people remains the most common crime," the outgoing ministers wrote.
An agreement was reached on a new collective agreement for police employees. Salaries will increase by an average of 9.5 percent, the commuter allowance will be increased and there will be an election budget that will allow employees to regulate their own income. The Ministry of Justice and Security reached an agreement on this with the police unions and Police Commissioner Henk van Essen on Friday.
Dutch law enforcement agencies are inundated with issues of racism, use of excessive force, prejudice and discrimination, according to a study.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism, with many officers and others hoping it will finally bring about change.