Entrepreneur Broks: police work culture depends on leadership
In the TV24 show 'Preses klubs', fintech company head Armands Broks said police work culture largely depends on institutional leadership, sharing his own negative experience with the State Police.
Speaking on the TV24 programme 'Preses klubs', Armands Broks, head of a financial technology company, commented on the working culture within the police, arguing that it depends heavily on the attitude and conduct of an institution's management.
Broks explained that when employees see rule violations go unpunished, they tend to feel freer to continue such behaviour. Conversely, when management makes clear that certain conduct is unacceptable and will carry consequences, employees are more likely to avoid it. In his view, the same logic applies to the police: a key issue is whether leadership is able to control what happens within the institution and prevent unacceptable conduct. Therefore, when assessing problems within police work, attention should be paid not only to the actions of individual officers but also to management's attitude and capacity to run the organisation.
A personal account
Broks also described his own experience with a criminal case involving a daytime theft. According to him, during the investigation police expressed doubt that the case would ever be solved. As a result, Broks turned to a private investigator, who reportedly identified a possible suspect. Broks then brought this information to the State Police, pointing to the person he believed should be detained.
However, subsequent developments left him even more disappointed: instead of detaining the suspected culprit, police reportedly detained the private investigator who had helped uncover the circumstances of the case.
Broks said this experience left him with a very negative impression of police effectiveness. Although about three years have passed since the events, he no longer expects the matter to be resolved and has lost hope that the case will end in his favour.
