Inefficient planning of capital expenditures, poor control over “secret” procurement procedures and reduced competitiveness in public tenders are the main problems of procurement for the police in Serbia, are the conclusions of discussion on the topic of this area of public spending held on December 5 in Media Centre Belgrade. The main topic of the discussion organized by POINTPULSE regional network was the police procurement of 710 “Škoda Rapid” ...

{image1} Security services should be regulated as soon as possible in order to democratize the society, is the main conclusion of the public discussion titled Key points in the reform of Serbian security services, organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on September 28, 2017. In the keynote address, the director of the BCSP Sonja Stojanovic Gajic highlighted that BCSP continuously monitors the reform of the security services since  ...

More than half of the population in Serbia (56%) showed trust in the police. Over the last three years, a steady yet small increase in the level of trust in the police has been observed. However, it is still below the global average of 60-90%.These are the main findings of a public opinion survey conducted within the framework of the regional network of civil society organizations POINTPULSE.

The Western Balkans police forces must communicate much more effectively with citizens in order to increase the level of trust and confidence in their work; they also need to adapt the methods and channels of communication to the target groups. This is especially important when it comes to younger generations who, as a rule, have much a more negative perception of the institutions than the older population.

{image1} Transparency in their work and simultaneous openness to the proposals of civil society organizations present key steps towards building police integrity are the main conclusion of the regional network POINTPULSE conference held on 23. March 2017.  Research on public opinion showed that more than a half of the Western Balkans population believe that civil society organizations (CSOs) should participate in fight against corruption, actively or in cooperation with the ...

Incompatibility of public procurements with the real needs of employees, poor enforcement of procedures and lack of staff are the main causes of wasteful procurements in the security sector, are conclusions of the conference "Financing security for  XXI Century" organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 21st of  February 2017 in Belgrade. The first task under Chapter 5 of the negotiations with the European Union is ...

Diminished integrity of the Police is trampling on the relations with the media and is preventing proper informing of the public, this is the conclusion of the third panel from the Conference “Security Challenges as a Link between the Citizens and Institutions”, organized by the POINTPULSE on the 21 of December 2016, in the Mikser House. “Police integrity has weakened and this is clearly shown in the newest police integrity ...

In the Western Balkans, the awareness of the importance and potentials of civilian capacities for participation in peacekeeping missions is not sufficiently developed - concluded the first panel of the conference "Security Challenges as a Link between Citizens and Institutions", which the Belgrade Center for Security Policy organized on 21 December 2016 in Belgrade. At the conference, which was organized as the final event of the three-year project “Building ...

Belgrade center for security policy (BCSP) appeals on Ministry of interior (MoI) to continue dialogue with civil society organizations in order to propose systematic response to corruption risks in police and increase citizen’s trust in its work. Since MoI needs to serve to the citizens, we consider inappropriate publishing press release fitting more into political than institutional discourse. We regret for MoI did not respond on BCSP’s numerous invitations ...