Assaults on police officers in Slovenia between 2007 and 2017

Srečko Krope (Author), Vladimir Ilić (Author)

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Purpose:The paper examines the trend of assaults on police officers between 2007 and 2017 period based on annual reports produced by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Slovenia, Police. We analysed these trends by considering movements in the number of assaults. The purpose of the paper is to determine the trend of assaults on police officers over a longer period of time. Methods:We analysed the annual reports of the General Police Directorate concerning assaults on police officers. We considered annual reports containing data on assaults from 2007 to 2017 and assessed the trends and questions of legality. Findings:The highest number of assaults on police officers was seen between 2009 and 2013, with a steady decline being registered after 2013. The number of injured police officers, especially in 2012 and 2011, was quite significant. When determining the reasons for this figure, we found that this was a time of major protests in various Slovenian cities and interventions in Roma settlements that involved mass assaults on police officers.Research Limitations/Implications:The research was conducted using data collected about all assaults on police officers reported between 2007 and 2017. We do not know how many attacks went unreported.Practical Implications:The results are useful for predicting the trend of assaults on police officers and identifying ways to increase the safety of police officers and persons during police procedures. Originality/Value: Previous analyses of assaults on police officers were conducted for individual years only and not for any longer period.

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2018
Typology:	1.04 - Professional Article
Organization:	UM FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice
UDC:	351.741(497.4)
COBISS:	3581162
ISSN:	1580-0253
Parent publication:	Varstvoslovje
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Napadi na policiste v Sloveniji v obdobju 2007–2017
Secondary abstract:	Namen prispevka:V prispevku proučujemo trend napadov na policiste v obdobju 2007–2017 na podlagi letno izdelanih poročil Generalne policijske uprave. Analizirali smo trende napadov z vidika porasta ali padca števila napadov. Namen je ugotoviti gibanje števila napadov na policiste v daljšem časovnem obdobju. Metode:Opravili smo analizo letnih poročil Generalne policijske uprave s področja napadov na policiste. Analizirali smo letna poročila s podatki o napadih od leta 2007 do leta 2017 ter ugotavljali trende in zakonitosti. Ugotovitve:Največ napadov na policiste je bilo v obdobju 2009–2013 in šele po tem letu gre za dejanski stalen padec. Izstopajoč podatek je tudi število poškodovanih policistov, zlasti v letih 2011 in 2012. Pri iskanju vzrokov za takšno število najdemo obrazložitev, da je šlo za obdobje množičnih protestov v slovenskih mestih in na račun intervencij v romskih naseljih, kjer je prihajalo do množičnih napadov na policiste.Omejitve/uporabnost raziskave:Raziskava je bila opravljena na podlagi zbranih podatkov o vseh napadih na policiste v obdobju 2007–2017. Število neprijavljenih napadov ni znano. Praktična uporabnost:Rezultati so uporabni pri spremljanju napadov na policiste ter ukrepih za povečanje varnosti policistov in oseb v policijskem postopku. Izvirnost/pomembnost prispevka: V dosedanjem obdobju so bile opravljene analize napadov na policiste za posamezno leto ali krajša obdobja, ne pa tudi za daljše časovno obdobje.
Secondary keywords:	policija;policisti;napadi;policijska pooblastila;policijski postopki;kazniva dejanja;Slovenija;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	str. 237-258
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ20
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ2
Chronology:	2018
ID:	11543997