Overview

• Frankfurt prosecutors are investigating five policewomen and twelve policemen over allegations of unlawfully harming six men during or after arrests from February to late April 2025.
• Allegations include blows, kicks, head thrusts against walls or doors, and one case of a man allegedly pushed down stairs, according to spokesman Dominik Mies.
• GdP Hesse leader Jens Mohrherr argues that resilience-building and structured debriefing receive insufficient attention during studies and later on duty.
• The police degree in Hesse is a three-year dual Bachelor program at the HöMS with theoretical and practical modules, including firearms, driving, and self-defense training.
• The interior ministry says stress management is taught in specific semesters, while the union calls for service-wide space and support to process daily strain without excusing violence.