The situation in which the staff of the Santa Cruz Local Police has been subjected to evaluation to know the psychosocial risks that it faces, with results that show a worsening with respect to the last evaluation carried out in 2016, and which then led to the commissioning of an external study to find a way to reduce these risks. Five years later, issues such as workload, despite the incorporation of new agent promotions, have worsened, going from 42% who said they were in a very unfavorable situation to the current 51.8%. The same occurs with the section related to the organization and control of immediate superiors, which has gone from 78% to 84% of dissatisfaction, or psychological demands, which have also worsened significantly, with more than 40% acknowledging a situation “very unfavorable”.
And it is that, as reflected in the report to which he has had access DIARY OF NOTICESof the nine indicators analyzed, five have worsened with respect to the 2016 evaluation. Thus, at a general level, the indicators that are considered to be in a very unfavorable situation, in addition to those indicated, are those related to role performance within the organization, and working time, identifying this with the time spent on weekends, holidays, rest and social life.
Among the sections included in the report that are in an unfavorable situation are those related to the interests of the agents of the Local Police of Santa Cruz such as training, professional development or salary, and those that have to do with support and interpersonal relationships, as well as the section on personal autonomy to make decisions.
Agents were also asked about the situation experienced during the pandemic, with 45.2% of the local police reporting having suffered a high or very high degree of affectation due to the negative consequences of the pandemic (illness, loss of capacity/economic resources). , death of close people…). The group between 31-40 years old, the study indicates, is reflected as the most affected by the negative consequences of the pandemic.
Solutions
The measures proposed to try to improve a situation that has been repeatedly denounced by the unions in the last two years, go through the development of up to six strategic lines, and all part of a common base that is none other than to fill the vacancies in the police force, both in terms of command posts, and in the agent positions that have yet to be recruited, which would ease the workload and improve organization.
