Residents‘ cooperation in assessing police work

1. Residents‘ cooperation in assessing police work Authors: NINA Grabeljšek, Maša horvaT II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

2. Community policing II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • The duty of the police is to protect the community against unwanted disorders, crime and its effects, and fear of victimization. • Such form of cooperation enables the police and residents of a particular community to jointly identify and solve safety and security problems (crime, drugs, fear of crime…). • The neighborhood and the community are people who are either causers or the victims. • Important role of decentralized organisational structure of the police for improving local security.

3. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

4. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • Accountability mechanisms, based on communication and mutual understanding between the public and the police, shall be promoted.

5. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • Police objectives: • to maintain public tranquility and law and order in society; • to protect and respect the individual’s fundamental rights and freedoms; • to prevent and combat crime; • to detect crime; • to provide assistance and service functions to the public.

6. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • The police shall be organized in a way that promotes good police/public relations and, where appropriate, effective co-operation with other agencies, local communities, non-governmental organizations and other representatives of the public, including ethnic minority groups.

7. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • Police organisations shall be ready to give objective information on their activities to the public, without disclosing confidential information. Professional guidelines for media contacts shall be established.

8. The European Code of Police Ethics II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018 • Police personnel shall be able to demonstrate sound judgment, an open attitude, maturity, fairness, communication skills, leadership and management skills. Moreover, they shall possess a good understanding of social, cultural and community issues.

9. Cooperation in the police supervision II. International student conference „Safety in local communities-legal and criminological perspectives“’, Podgorica., 4 April 2018

10. Cooperation in the determination of police objectives

11. Cooperation in the assessment of the effectiveness of the police

12. Conclusion • The youngest population is the most willing to cooperate. • Both mid-generation classes are equally willingness to cooperate with police. • The oldest population is the least willing cooperate with police. • People who live in a small village are more willing to cooperate. • People who live in a small town are least cooperated. • Male are equally distributed to cooperate with the police. • More than 40 % of female population are not willing to cooperate.

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