(Dagbladet): In 2012 came Gjørv Commission with its discouraging report on Norwegian police, how they handled terror on July 22 and what should be done to prevent something similar happening again. The main conclusions were that the attack on the government quarter could have been prevented through effective implementation of already adopted security measures. The perpetrator could have been stopped earlier on 22 July. A faster police action was genuinely possible, and authorities failed ability to protect people on Utøya.
The report launched Commission a number of measures the police should impose. Dagbladet has looked at the Commission’s claims against what has actually been done five years after Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people before he was arrested.
– Ambition Plan
On 17 August 2012 , four days after Bech Gjørv presented his report, Odd Reidar Humlegård (55) ordered into position as the new chief of police Directorate (POD).
the new police director was put in charge of implementing a comprehensive reform , gearing up cops and clean up errors and omissions. Today he believes that he has largely succeeded in this. According to police director is implemented in 1049 minor and major emergency police after 22 July 2011.
– I have taken to me criticism, and I think the agency has done well. Now we have the all-time ambition plan for Norwegian police, said Odd Reidar Humlegård Dagbladet.
Police Director sitting in open plan offices with other POD peaks on the seventh floor of the Directorate 9654 square meters large, brand new headquarters center in Majorstua Oslo. He moved here last fall, along with its 229 permanent staff, and specifies that the construction was completed both on time and on budget. To get into the building must go through a lock system on the ground floor. Security measures are stringent. On top of the building – a few steps up from the director’s room – there is a large roof terrace with views across the capital.
– Other outcomes
Humlegårdsvägen believes criticism Gjørv came with, before he started in the job, was in its place.
– the overall system criticism from Gjørv Commission is about culture, leadership and attitudes are easy to join. I agree. I think we’ve had for poor implementation force and risk awareness, and poor results-oriented leadership, cooperation and ICT management, he says. But after nearly four years as director is no longer this reality, he said.
– We have made a significant boost in key areas of what is rightly criticized by 22 July. Had all this been in place then, on July 22 had a different outcome. There is no doubt, he said.
To answer police director Humlegårdsvägen on what they have done with the most key action points from Gjørv Commission:
* Could have been prevented
Gjørv: the attack on the government quarter 22/07 could have been prevented through effective implementation of already adopted safeguards.
Humlegårdsvägen: – you can never be 100 percent prepared for terror or crisis, and the next event is different than the previous one. After 22/7 is focused largely on preventing the police, but there has been little theme in public.
– Prevention is higher on the agenda, says Humlegårdsvägen who believes in thinking about what could potentially happen in little Norway has changed, also with the police.
the police are working closely with local security services than ever, it is created radikaliseringskontakter and preventive contacts in all police districts.
– Those who still wonder if we have a better preparedness and better ability to handle such situations now than five years ago, has not been joined by what we have done. There is no doubt, he says. But emergency work is ongoing work that we never completely finished. The next event will look different.
* Could be stopped
Gjørv: the government’s ability to protect people on Utøya failed. A faster police action was genuinely possible. The perpetrator could have been stopped earlier 22/7.
Humlegårdsvägen: – Now works national alarm. Communication system emergency network is established in the country and police operations centers are strengthened. It is carried out staff training in all districts. Had this been established before July 22, the outcome would have been different.
– If we had a functioning emergency network, which we have today had the resources found each other on July 22. A major problem that day was precisely that communications did not work, says Humlegårdsvägen.
Moreover, he tells of a new app for the police; “My mission.” It logs into missions, shows patrol position on your phone or tablet and displays other patrol position, and where the mission is.
– If we had «My assignment application” on July 22, 2011 would be the resources found each other . We had not had misunderstanding with attendance place, said police director.
It was turned national alarm in Norway day after 22 July. The Swedes beat the national alarm before Norwegian police, according Gjørv Commission.
– Today the national alarm, and used steadily. There should be a PC in the corner with a pull over longer, says Humlegårdsvägen.
Other examples of improvements is the creation of a special situation center for POD, strengthening emergency troop both dbbet terms of personnel and materiel, more shooting training among emergency responders, as well as an overall increase of 1,300 police officers across the country, said police director.
* risk Acknowledgement
Gjørv: the ability to recognize risk and learn from exercises has been too small.
Humlegårdsvägen: risk Recognizing was poor before July 22, but the mindset of the police is different today. We know what can happen, even here in little Norway. Such an event, we have with us in our work every day.
* Co
Gjørv: The ability to coordinate and interact has been inadequate.
Humlegårdsvägen: – PLIVO, “Ongoing life-threatening violence” procedure, is introduced. There is a collaboration agreement between the police, health and fire at larger operations. It requires closer cooperation and communication between the emergency services at the place where the police should take greater risks in order to gain control of the offender and should facilitate that the other emergency services to enter to start lifesaving work earlier. More joint training and joint emergency communication network with the other emergency services strengthens the operational cooperation in emergencies and daily events. Cooperation with other agencies is also essential in the preventive work.
* Responsibility
Gjørv: Management’s ability and willingness to clarify responsibilities, establish goals and take measures to achieve results has been inadequate.
Humlegårdsvägen: – There are some that have drawn in Gjørv Commission conclusions about management, culture and attitudes in a direction that has made this criticism bit unrecognizable to many. It has in some quarters been given expression that the criticism directed at the police in general, land and sea, that had nothing on July 22 to do generally have bad attitudes. It knows I’m not again. Norwegian police are generally characterized by positive attitudes and culture. In their daily work. Ability risk knowledge, capability and results-oriented management is a daily and continuous work.
-Tydelig responsibility, clearer objectives, priorities and implementation are central to the work of leadership and culture. New national management team contributes to better involvement, shared situational awareness and more similar task solutions in the police.
* Response Time
Gjørv: Inadequate clearly scorecard system of police tasks, resource and manpower planning, resourcing and reporting. Clear requirements for response time.
Humlegårdsvägen: – Performance requirements are established in rural areas by 22 July. Scorecard System and systems for resource and manpower planning effort is being made in parallel with the rearmament of the police IT systems, but is not the goal.
* POD must take responsibility
Gjørv: POD must take responsibility for coordination, efficiency and more uniform solutions in police Norway to ensure robust police districts, capacity operations center, equipment and experience.
Humlegårdsvägen: With the neighborhood police reform, the number of police districts has been reduced from 27 to 12 districts. They are more similar organized and will provide better and more equal police services across the country. In parallel operation centers strengthened by allowing it to be at least two people on the job at all times on all operations centers. Operation centers will be further reorganized in connection with the establishment of new police districts.
– POD is substantially strengthened to follow up on this criticism. A number of projects have been initiated to establish more uniform solutions, better sharing of experience and more equal police services across the country, says Humlegårdsvägen.
* IT boost
Gjørv: POD must establish a clear, comprehensive ICT strategy for the police. Here requires Gjørv fast and efficient implementation. Establish a computer system that informs surgery centers who are at work and what kind of capabilities that are available in real time.
Humlegårdsvägen: – Criticism of the ICT sector in the police is justified and well known in the police. There is a considerable lag of many years. It will require significant resources and is a long term effort that must be given high priority. Work on digitization strategy finalized in early fall.
– Some measures have been implemented, such as the introduction of a “My mission” -application that all service people can download to your phone and service vehicle tablets. It tells where the mission is, where service person is and where other service cars, which are logged in the system is located, said police director.
* Office Alarm
Gjørv: Establish solutions for effective notification between districts and rapid mobilization of their own crews.
Humlegårdsvägen: Police alarm and warning system (PAV) comprising national alarm is established and used steadily. According Humlegårdsvägen will operative tjenestemenn- and women be armed and ready in under an hour.
* New systems to patrol
Gjørv: Each patrol must get access to technology for written and visual information sharing and training systems that give them greater ability to solve tasks, acting in coordination and exchange of information between levels in the police.
Humlegårdsvägen: patrols equipped with tablet has access to police central systems. But here there is a great potential which is now mapped through our new digitization strategy.
– Old systems must be replaced for better operational solutions and meet the criticism in this area application “My mission” is a first step road information sharing and operational cooperation, said police director.
* More shooting training
Gjørv: Increase competence response personnel in category 3 and 4 (IP3 and IP4) .
Humlegårdsvägen: – persons with IP3 expertise has increased. They train 103 hours a year. IP4-crew coach 48 hours a year, here exercise time increased from 40 hours.
* Preparedness Center
Gjørv: Plans for emergency response center must be carried out.
Humlegårdsvägen: – the pilot project on the creation of an emergency center either on old landfill on Grønmo in Oslo or at Taradrud Ski underway. This work is led by Ministry of Justice. The project requires careful planning to get good solutions for a facility to be used for several decades, says Humlegårdsvägen. Cost about 3 billion.
* Robust helicopter service
Gjørv: Establish a robust helicopter service in the Oslo police? And collaborating organizations to ensure police transport elsewhere.
Humlegårdsvägen: – Oslo police now owns a helicopter and hire another. These two helicopters have over 10,000 hours flying police wants three new helicopters, and POD await clarification from the Justice Department if it will be allocated money for this. It will do so in state budgets. Police have after 22/7 has strengthened helicopter readiness through a new cooperation agreement with the military on the use of helicopters from Rygge in Østfold and Bardufoss in Troms who will be ready for the police within an hour if necessary. They can help with transport and fire support. POD wants new, upcoming rescue helicopters for JRCC can be exploited by the police.
* Operation Centres
Gjørv: Strength operation centers.
Humlegårdsvägen: Yes, all the operational centers now have at least two people at work, and not just one. Larger operations centers must have at least four. This will be further strengthened through the creation of the 12 new police districts.
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