Problem

Staffing and internal administrative processes at the National Police are not always transparent and effective. This problem is caused by the ineffectiveness and lack of transparency of the mechanisms of appointment and promotion within the National Police, the ineffectiveness of the procedure for conducting internal investigations and bringing police officers to disciplinary liability, and the absence of a performance evaluation system for National Police officers.
The ineffectiveness and lack of transparency of the mechanisms of appointment and promotion in the National Police system is primarily due to the fact that the legislation stipulates that the competitive selection process is mandatory only for persons who are first joining the police force and appointed to junior police positions. The low effectiveness of internal investigations and disciplinary proceedings against police officers is primarily due to the fact that the key role in this process is played by the manager, who is empowered to impose disciplinary sanctions on police officers; there are no permanent disciplinary committees, and the public is excluded from controlling or participating in these procedures. In addition, the legislation does not provide for any other methods of assessing the quality of work of the National Police officers other than certification, which complicates internal management processes.
The level of salaries of police officers, as well as the mechanisms of financial incentives for police officers, do not ensure the competitiveness of jobs with the police in the labor market, which negatively affects the quality of police personnel and is one of the factors of the rather high level of corruption among police officers.