The invariance thesis posits that the effects of procedural justice judgments on police legitimacy beliefs are consistent across a variety of contexts, including urban neighborhoods. An alternative argument, one steeped in the relational model of authority, holds that procedural justice effects are weaker in high-crime communities where residents do not identify with the police and where they place more weight on instrumental concerns. This study used survey data from 1,000 adults in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The regression models showed that the association between procedural justice and police legitimacy was stronger in low-risk neighborhoods. In high-risk areas, distributive justice was a stronger correlate of legitimacy. Overall, the findings highlight how neighborhood context can moderate the influence of fairness judgments on supportive beliefs.
COBISS.SI-ID: 41954819
A review paper on the development of rural criminology.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3857386
In this article, the right to security is discussed through the prism of its regulation within Slovenian law at the state and local levels. As the fundamental right of an individual to personal safety and security, the right to security is explicitly determined in the Slovenian Constitution and international human rights treaties ratified by the Slovenian Parliament. In addition, it is also indirectly protected with other fundamental rights in constitutional and international law, as well as with certain provisions of criminal law, minor offence law, civil law, and administrative law. In terms of implementation of these provisions, however, safety and security is ensured by institutions of the national security system and by other state authorities and self-governing local communities carrying out their tasks and powers. In this article, the constitutional and statutory powers of police and municipalities in ensuring safety and security in local communities are analysed in more detail. In particular, it explores which activities of municipalities are necessary for the proper functioning of the local legal order in terms of ensuring the right to personal security. Special attention is drawn to the regulation and sanctioning of minor offences that fall within the competences of municipal councils, warden services and inspection services. In the last part of the outline, a tabular overview of the statutes that in any way refer to ensuring safety and security in local communities is provided.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3855850
The concept of human security assumes that the provision of security is human-centred, that is, on people. Today’s complex security environment makes it hard for the individual to protect himself/herself without external assistance. This means it is important that security phenomena as perceived by residents should be properly understood by both policymakers and the agencies and services responsible for providing security and safety. Taking public opinion into account adds to the legitimacy of security policy. The paper presents public opinion on security-related issues in the last 25 years, focusing on research in 2011 and 2017 and examining the views held by residents and police officers about security phenomena in local communities. Results of recent research show that respondents perceive phenomena – like the provision of alcoholic beverages to drunk people, unemployment, poverty, alcoholism, theft, speeding, and burglary – as key (security) problems. Compared with male residents, females believe phenomena like drinking alcohol in public, the accumulation of litter in public places, pollution of the natural environment, speeding, and providing alcohol to juveniles are more problematic in the local community. In contrast to male police officers, their female colleagues are more likely to perceive the drinking of alcohol in public, accumulation of litter in public places, theft, burglary, and pollution of the natural environment as more threatening. Residents and police officers from suburban and rural areas view security phenomena quite similarly, unlike respondents from urban areas who attach greater importance to most phenomena.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3856106
Modern police organisations operate in a highly dynamic environment amid a sea of various fast-paced societal, economic, political and technological trends to which they must find suitable responses. For reforms to be efficient, flexible structures and innovative solutions are essential. Yet, implementing innovation in the public sector is made especially challenging by issues that encompass systemic transformations. In previous decades, the police in Slovenia have initiated many reforms and implemented new policing approaches and models. Still, critical analysis shows that in some areas the reforms have not produced the desired results. One reason for this is that the planned changes and policing styles are incompatible with the existing organisational structures and the needs of communities. In the first part, this article reviews the latest developmental trends in modern police organisation and their impacts on policing. The article’s second part presents the results of a study performed among Slovenian residents regarding which policing model is perceived to be the most appropriate for their communities. Respondents chose community policing and the lawful policing model as the most suitable models, while the overall findings give the basis for the future development of police models and police work in Slovenia
COBISS.SI-ID: 3856874