Objectives and competences
The aim of the subject is to acquire knowledge and skills about functions of police in contemporary societies, and to understand the nature of police work. Students get the knowledge about different concepts of contemporary policing, including the concept of plural policing and understand causes of police deviance . Acquire skills for managing security (police) organizations.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Policing and the role of police
- Development of policing - Historical overview
- Policing in contemporary societies
o Models of policing
o Contemporary approaches to policing
- Policing in Slovenia
- The police and the public
o Attitudes of police officers and citizens
o Trust in police and police legitimacy
- Individual level of policing
o Police culture and police personality
o Police deviance
o Women in policing
- Police ethics and integrity
Learning and teaching methods
The course will consist of lectures, seminars, discussions, case analyses, individual and group projects, as well as individual consultations with the instructor.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding:
Students acquire the in-depth knowledge about policing, and advanced knowledge about the operation of police organization in contemporary societies. Using theoretical concepts they can analyse the impact of police nature, goals and mentality on the police efficiency. They get the knowledge to understand and manage different models of policing.
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
Students develop advanced skills to identify problems in the area of policing as well as to design and manage police activities according to contemporary theories of policing.
Readings
- Jere, M. (2014). Teorije policijske dejavnosti: Študijsko gradivo. Fakulteta za varnostne vede.
- Meško, G., Fields, C. B., Lobnikar, B. in Sotlar, A. (2013). Handbook on policing in Central and Eastern Europe. Springer.
- Ponsaers, P. (2001). Reading about „community“ (oriented) policing“ and police models. Policing: An international journal of police strategies & management, 24(4), 470–496.
- Meško, G., Eman, K. in Jere, M. (2013). Legitimnost policijske dejavnosti in kazenskega pravosodja v Sloveniji – izzivi za razmislek v času družbenoekonomske krize. V M. Ambrož, K. Filipčič in A. Završnik (ur.), Zbornik za Alenko Šelih (str. 119–134). Inštitut za kriminologijo pri Pravni fakulteti; Pravna fakulteta; Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti.
- Jere, M., Meško, G. in Sotlar, A. (2013). Slovenia. V M. Nalla in G. R. Newman (ur.), Community policing in indigenous communities (str. 327–338). CRC Press.
Prerequisits
Non prerequsites.
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