Security sector in a captured state: act two
We present a report on capturing the security sector in Serbia, which aims to document and deconstruct the ongoing process of capturing the state.
How Police Communicate: Analysis of Press Releases on Local Safety
The main finding of this research is that there is a large disproportion between the press releases of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia and the actual number of criminal offence committed on the territory of the Republic of Serbia during the year, and that some criminal offences are more common than others.
Serbia Citizens’ Trust towards Security and Justice Institutions – Western Balkans Security Barometer
How much the citizens of Serbia trust the security and justice institutions? How often they are in contact with them? What are the attitudes of citizens about corruption? You can find the answers to these questions in the analysis of the attitudes of the citizens obtained through the public opinion poll.
The Security Sector in the State of Emergency: Testing Democracy
This analysis by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) concludes that during the 52 days it spent in a state of emergency, Serbia failed the test of democracy, thanks to a series of failings and irregularities in the conduct and control of the security sector.
Welcome, Militia
There is a real danger that communal militia will become the means of party recruitment and protection of government, wrote BCSP researcher Sasa Djordjevic.
Fighting Organized Crime: High Figures on Paper, Few Tangible Results
Successful fight against interference of politics in the work of the police will lead to more tangible results in the fight against organized crime, it was highlighted at the panel on Chapter 24 of EU negotiations organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) within the Seventh Plenary Session ...
Systemic Police Reform Is a Necessary Step for Progress in the Area of Justice, Freedom and Security
{image1} The focus on results instead on the processes is necessary for the progress of Serbia's accession negotiations with the EU in the area of justice, freedom and security, it was concluded at the meeting of the Working Group of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) on Chapter ...
BCSP was attacked for advocating for the right to question security policy
National Avant-garde, an organization that uncritically supports the authorities, posted on 29 April 2019 a four-minute video attacking the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and our director, because of her appearance on TV N1. BCSP Director Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, during the guest appearance on N1 television, on 11 April ...
Police Academy Students Need More Practice and Less Theory
"I realized when I started to work in the police that we did not even learn about the basics of policing in the Academy. Every student of this Academy should spend at least a year doing elementary police work to get to know the job and issues, so they could later be a good manager."
Supporting Improvement of Police Communication in the Western Balkans
Improved communication between police and traditional media and better visibility of police services on social media is the primary objective of the project BCSP is implementing.