Whenever you want to accompany police officers on operations, special legal requirements must be observed. These result, among other things, from the so-called "Media Decree" of the NRW police.
Requests for accompaniment are not part of the official duty to provide information specified in Section 4 (1) LPG NRW, but are a voluntary service provided by the police authority (see Section 5 of the media decree).
In order to inform the public about the work of the Oberhausen police and to strengthen citizens' trust in the professional way in which the police carry out their duties, media coverage is generally possible after thorough examination.
Examination criteria are in particular:
- The topic and focus of the report
- Broadcast format
- Duration and effort
- Relation to the Oberhausen police
We will only make a commitment if all the necessary criteria are met in full. This primarily includes the concrete promise of a broadcast date. We do not support a "canned" production in view of our personnel resources!
We do not support "docu-soap" formats, "reality TV" formats, "fake docu" formats and "scripted reality" documentaries under any circumstances!
In order to process your request promptly, please complete the following checklist and the media contracts provided. Please then send the documents to pressestelle.oberhausen [at] polizei.nrw.de (pressestelle[dot]oberhausen[at]polizei[dot]nrw[dot]de).
Final approval will be granted by the Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia after a further review by the State Office for Training, Further Education and Personnel Affairs of the NRW Police (LAFP).
If you have any questions, please contact us on 0208 / 826 2222.
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