409 KB83 KB201020262022Milenkov, MirčeModic, Majaletnik:24številka:4str. 326–351COBISSID_HOST:148634883ISSN:2232-2981URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-ROV91YBSenUniverza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za varnostne vedeVarstvoslovjeabuse of powerspolice and communitypolice powerspolicija in skupnostpolicijska pooblastilastop & searchstop and searchzloraba pooblastil»Stop and search«| Slovenian police officers’ perspective|Purpose: The purpose of the article is to find out what attitudes police officers in Slovenia have towards the use of powers that can be classified as stop and search police powers. These powers are regulated in Slovenian legislation by the Police Tasks and Powers Act and include establishing the identification of person, security searches and searches of the person. Design/Methods/Approach : The article is based on a review of literature and the findings of interviews conducted with Slovenian police officers in various working environments and various positions. Findings: We found that the legal regulation of the powers in question is relatively adequate, although certain weaknesses exist that allow the possibility of abuse, particularly in the case of the power to establish identity. We also found that police officers are very well aware of the importance of their attitude when dealing with members of the public in police procedures. Some interviewees also highlighted the fact that police powers in Slovenia are not fully comparable to stop and search police powers as they are known in the United Kingdom. Research Limitations/Implications: We limited ourselves to Slovenian police officers, where, however, the sample is not representative, meaning that we cannot generalise the results to all uniformed police officers. Originality/Value: Stop and search police powers in Europe and elsewhere are subject to strong criticism because of frequent cases of discriminatory use (both alleged and proven) and links to racism and police violence. Therefore this topic should also be addressed by research in Slovenia, above all from the point of view of the legitimacy of police work and good relations with the community. Our research thus offers a partial insight into the police officers’ perception of the use of the powers in question and highlights key needs for further researchNamen prispevka: Namen prispevka je ugotoviti, kakšen je odnos policistov in policistk v Sloveniji do uporabe pooblastil, ki jih lahko uvrstimo v skupino tako imenovanih »stop & search« pooblastil. Ta so v slovenski zakonodaji urejena v Zakonu o nalogah in pooblastilih policije, in sicer gre za pooblastilo ugotavljanja identitete, varnostnega pregleda in pregleda osebe. Metode: Prispevek temelji na pregledu literature in ugotovitvah intervjujev s slovenskimi policistkami in policisti v različnih delovnih okoljih in na različnih delovnih položajih. Ugotovitve: Ugotovili smo, da je pravna ureditev obravnavanih pooblastil relativno primerna, vseeno pa obstajajo pomanjkljivosti, ki dopuščajo morebitne zlorabe, še posebej pri pooblastilu za ugotavljanje identitete. Prav tako smo ugotovili, da se policisti in policistke zelo dobro zavedajo pomena, ki ga ima njihov odnos pri obravnavi oseb v policijskih postopkih. Nekateri intervjuvanci so sicer izpostavili, da pooblastil v Sloveniji ne moremo povsem primerjati s pooblastili »stop & search«, kot jih poznajo v Združenem kraljestvu. Omejitve/uporabnost raziskave: Omejili smo se na slovenske policistke in policiste, pri čemer pa vzorec ni reprezentativen in tako rezultatov ne moremo posplošiti na vse uniformirane policistke in policiste. Izvirnost/pomembnost prispevka: Pooblastila »stop & search« so v Evropi in širše podvržena številnim kritikam zaradi pogosto očitane in dokazane diskriminatorne uporabe ter posledično povezave z rasizmom in policijskim nasiljem. Predvsem z vidika legitimnosti policijskega dela in dobrih odnosov s skupnostjo je smiselno to področje raziskovalno nasloviti tudi v Sloveniji. Naša raziskava tako predstavlja delni vpogled v policijsko zaznavo uporabe omenjenih pooblastil in izpostavlja ključne potrebe za nadaljnje raziskovanjeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaUniverza v Mariboru, Fakulteta za varnostne vede