Service group

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Shift roster for a 4-shift operation (2015)

A service group (abbreviation: DG ) in Germany is an organizational unit within a police inspection in addition to the groups of disposition groups , investigation groups , civilian task forces and KOB groups .

The task of a duty group is to perform patrol duty at all times in alternating shifts . Individual duty situations are processed or security services are performed. The service is performed in uniform . Service groups of the state police provide the so-called mandatory strips and inspection strips.

Service groups are common at all German police stations (state police and federal police ). It comprises at least three, in the case of large inspections up to around 30 posts, and includes permanent staff. The number of shifts varies depending on how many relatives are off duty (overtime compensation), are sick or are seconded. It is led by a service group leader or by his / her deputy, the security officer. Sometimes a watch leader is also appointed when the service group leader is absent. In some service groups there is a radio officer who belongs to the respective service group.

shift work

Depending on the shift work model, there are rotations (shift sequences) with four partial shifts (A, B, C, D) or less often five partial shifts (A, B, C, D, E). Due to the rigid sequence of shifts, the duty is fixed to infinity.

Example for shift changes in rotation ABCD

The following changeover times for the partial shifts are conceivable:

  • Late shift: 11:45 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (if necessary with upstream service instruction)
  • Early shift: 5:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
  • Night shift: 7.15pm to 5.45am

NB The changeover times are (minimally) different depending on the department.

A distinction is made between shift sequence and sub-shift. The shift sequence includes the late, early and night shift. The partial shifts only include the individual periods of time (a late shift or an early shift or a night shift).

procedure

The shift sequences exist:

–– D (early) –– A (late) –– D (night) –– A (early) –– B (late) –– A (night) –– B (early) –– C (late) –– B (night) –– C (early) –– D (late) –– C (night) –– D (early) –– A (late) ––…

Each change varies depending on the shift sequence:

  • Change D - A
    • DG A takes over from DG D after their early shift. DG A works the late shift and begins its shift sequence (as well as its partial shift: the late shift). DG D is off duty until the late shift. This results in the layer sequence D - A - D.
  • Change A - D
    • DG D takes over from DG A after their late shift and works the night shift (as well as their part shift: the night shift). DG A is off until the morning shift. This results in the layer sequence A - D - A.
  • Change D - A
    • DG D takes over from DG A after their night shift and works the early shift. DG D goes off (off duty for one and a half days - so-called free shift). This results in the layer sequence D - A - B.
  • Change A - B
    • DG B takes over from DG A after their early shift and works the late shift. DG A is off until the night shift. This results in the layer sequence A - B - A.
  • etc.

The shift sequences for a calendar day are shown either after the start of the partial shift (e.g. D - A - D ) or after partial shifts and the overlapping next day (e.g. D - A - D - A ).

Thus only the following service groups replace each other:

  • DG A and DG D in the partial shifts D - A - D (A takes over after D after their night shift and D takes over from A after their late shift) and
  • DG B and DG C in the partial shifts B - C - B (C takes over from B after their night shift and B takes over from C after their late shift and does the night shift).

Service groups B and D as well as C and A never separate. These shift sequences are called “ghost shifts” because the members of the group never meet during regular work.

Each duty group works three or four days per week. Overtime is automatically built up due to the working hours .

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