Overview
- Police President Barbara Slowik Meisel announced a pilot starting in April to identify people with risk potential earlier.
- Frontline officers will apply concise screening criteria and send qualifying cases to a central police directorate for risk analysis.
- If a concrete danger is identified, the LKA will conduct an extended individual assessment that includes psychotherapeutic expertise.
- Possible measures may include convening a case conference, involving the social psychiatric service, or applying for a commitment order.
- Officials cite a rise in behaviorally conspicuous individuals linked to serious crimes, noting the system was developed with other states and that health services must provide clinical support.