Gina Graichen

Gina-Ursula Graichen (* 1955 in Berlin ) is a German detective . She is particularly committed to investigating crimes against children and is a member of various committees and organizations.

Career

Graichen grew up in the Berlin district of Schmargendorf . After graduating from high school, she attended the administration college and then joined the police service of the state of Berlin . She was with the mobile task force for five years . Since 1990 she has headed the LKA 125, now renamed LKA 123, at the Berlin State Criminal Police Office with the rank of first chief detective , which - as the only one in Germany - specializes in the prosecution of child abuse and neglect. In addition to investigating criminal offenses, she devoted herself to educational and prevention work. She retired in May 2017.

Honors

• 2006: Prix Courage as “Woman of the Year” by the ZDF women's magazine ML Mona Lisa
• 2007: Order of Merit of the State of Berlin "for your extraordinary commitment to the prevention and investigation of crimes against children"

Movie

• Ute Laibl: “Prix Courage” for Gina Graichen. broadcast in: ML Mona Lisa, March 19, 2006, 6:00 p.m.

literature

• Tanja Laninger: The mother courage of the Berlin police. In: The world. March 4, 2006.
• Constanze von Bullion: The Hell Traveler. In: Der Tagesspiegel. October 26, 2006.
• Tobias Haucke: »Beaten and tied up«. In: The time. May 10, 2007, No. 20.

Web links

• “Prix Courage” for Gina Graichen on ZDF
• Katja Bauer: "Farewell to Commissioner Courage" In: Stuttgarter Zeitung , March 15, 2017