Tag: boas
More salary and career opportunities for Utrecht boas
The research looked at so-called boa functions, or what falls under the duties of a boa or supervisor. In Utrecht there are three boa positions, just like in large cities…
Fear of waste tourists from Utrecht, Houten uses boas: ‘It was worth a try’
Many municipalities are afraid of this. Waste tourism in a nutshell: taking your garbage to a neighboring municipality where there is no strike or dumping your rubbish in nature. In…
The municipality can do little about noise nuisance cafes Nobelstraat in the short term: ‘Can boas no solution’
There are several popular student cafés in Nobelstraat, such as De Vrienden, De Kneus and Café Rex. This leads to considerable crowds, especially during the night hours. But, according to…
Utrecht VVD and PvdA: ‘Why do our boas get paid less?’
The VVD says it has already heard stories that boas were less keen to work in Utrecht due to the difference in salary. During a meeting between the municipality and…
Large municipalities are not yet warm to boas with batons, not even Amersfoort and Utrecht
Ruud Kuin, chairman of the Dutch Boa Bond, called this outdated at the time. “If we give people the task of enforcement, it is naive to think that you can…
Boas are allowed to use weapons, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Boas are allowed to use weapons from today, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Bodycam for Utrecht boas increases feeling of safety and reduces aggression
Dijksma: “I do not tolerate aggression and violence against our employees. The bodycam is a means of protection that has proven itself in various cases, such as the case that…
College of Human Rights: no headscarf for boas is stigmatizing
UTRECHT – The plan not to allow boas to wear a headscarf, skullcap or cross is stigmatizing and ineffective in safeguarding their neutrality. That is the opinion of the Institute…
Checking cyclists by boas can help reduce the workload of the police
“These figures alone show that the use of boas contributes to more effective traffic enforcement,” the research report says. The pilot was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Security…