Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:31:13 +0200https://english.radio.cz/ministry-aims-employ-1000-new-officers-troubled-areas-8541544© 2026 Radio Prague International The Interior Ministry has confirmed it aims to hire an additional 1,000 police to its roughly 39,000-strong force next year. According to the ministry, many would serve in districts in the country hit by high unemployment, growing crime and extremism and ethnic unrest. Officers are to receive special training to operate in sometimes difficult conditions, gaining knowledge of the local environment. In addition, the government aims to boost the number of crime-prevention assistants operating in areas, a programme which has already seen a good measure of success. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/varnsdorf_policie_ubytovna_sport1.jpg?timestamp=1591230094 https://english.radio.cz/ministry-aims-employ-1000-new-officers-troubled-areas-8541544 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9