Полицијска овлашћења и превенција криминалитета - тренутно стање и перспективе
Police Powers and Crime Prevention - Current Situation and Perspectives

Author(s): Gojko Šetka, Predrag Popović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Police power; Police; Crime; Crime prevention;
Summary/Abstract: In the contemporary social discourse, innovative approaches to police work and new possibilities and ways of crime prevention are more and more talked about. Somehow, one gets the impression that the traditional way of police action is being quelled, and that it is no longer of greater importance for crime prevention. For this reason, we came up with the idea to analyze the correlation between the application of police powers and crime prevention in order to identify how effective the police can be in crime prevention through the application of their powers. Also, within the paper, a prediction was given regarding the near future, in the context of the police powers application, i.e. the influence of the police on crime prevention through the application of police powers and the traditional approach of police work. However, we believe that instead the neglecting the traditional approach of police work, we should innovate and modernized it, preserving its essential values. In the paper, we will analyze the parts of the research conducted that can provide clear answers to the particular questions sought in this paper. The a/m research has a special value because the sample examined refers to the police officers who are currently employed in the police agency. In this paper, the following scientific methods were used: content analysis, statistical method, inductive-deductive method and forecasting method. The basic hypothesis in this paper reads: If the police were given wider police powers, they would be more effective in crime prevention.

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