Implementing community policing in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Deljkić, Irma; Lučić-Ćatić, Marija

doi:10.1080/15614263.2010.512141

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“…As such, the fact that the lead researcher was an American (and a woman) may have been taken into consideration when officers completed the survey (which asked them to self-report their attitudes and beliefs). Thus, it is plausible that respondents censored their answers accordingly, responding as to what they thought the researcher wanted to hear, rather than what they actually believe (Deljkić & Lučić-Ćatić, 2010;Helms, 2006). Future research designed to examine police officers' attitudes would benefit from a variety of research methodologies, including police ride-alongs (DeJong et al, 2008;Miller, 2005;Sherman & Berk, 1984) and hypothetical scenarios (Finn & Bettis, 2006;Stith, 1990aStith, , 1990b.…”

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“…Empirically, not a lot is known about police DV practice in Bosnia. Rather, most research has focused exclusively on the overall police reformation process in Bosnia (Aitchison, 2007;Collantes-Celador, 2005Hansen, 2008;Rosga, 2010), police corruption (Ivkovic & Shelley, 2008Maljevic et al, 2006), and community policing initiatives (Deljkić & Lučić-Ćatić, 2010;Vejnovic & Lalic, 2005). Similarly, DV research from the region has focused primarily on DV incidence (Avdibegović & Sinanović, 2006;Ćopić, 2004;Muftic & Bouffard, 2010;Smailkadić, 2008;Zene Zenama, 2008) with little to no mention of policing practices.…”

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“…This has included changing policies pertaining to gendered violence and by educating police officers on gender sensitivity and DV. By and large, the reformation of the police in Bosnia has led to a major shift in policing philosophy and organizational management with community policing strategies having been advocated in place of traditional, more reactive policing (Deljkić & Lučić-Ćatić, 2010;Ivkovic & Shelley, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Laws Have Changed, But What About the Police? Policing Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Muftić

Cruze

2014

Violence Against Women

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Despite having received gender sensitivity and domestic violence (DV) education in the post-war reformation era, anecdotal evidence from across Bosnia and Herzegovina indicates that most police officers view DV as a private family affair and continue to hold negative attitudes toward women and DV victims. This study assessed these claims by examining gender and DV attitudes held by 137 Bosnian police officers. It was hypothesized that officers who received DV training would be less likely to hold sexist attitudes toward women or view DV as justifiable compared with untrained officers. Results, as well as policy implications and suggestions for future research, are presented.

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The Laws Have Changed, But What About the Police? Policing Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Muftić

Cruze

2014

Violence Against Women

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“…Preliminary evidence suggests that training has been relatively successful, at least when it comes to reducing sexist views toward women and domestic violence (Muftić & Cruze, in press). Thus, in the presence of a Western female researcher it is possible that male respondents censored their answers based on what they thought they should report (i.e., low frequencies of IPV perpetration) rather than on their actual behavior (Deljkić & Lučić-Ćatić, 2011).…”

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Exploring the Overlap Between Offending and Victimization Within Intimate Partner Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Muftić

Deljkić

2012

International Criminal Justice Review

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Over the past five decades two parallel bodies of literature have emerged; one examines intimate partner violence (IPV), the other examines the overlap between victimization and offending. Until recently, these two bodies of literature had yet to intersect. The current study provides an exploratory investigation into the overlap between victimization and offending within IPV with a Bosnian adult sample. Utilizing self-report data, 200 Bosnian adults were classified into one of four distinct groups: nonviolent (no history of IPV victimization and/or IPV perpetration), victims (history of IPV victimization only), offenders (history of IPV perpetration only), and victim-offenders (history of IPV victimization and IPV perpetration). Over half of the sample (54%) indicated no prior experiences with IPV within their intimate relationships (current or past). For individuals who characterized their intimate relationships as volatile, analyses indicated that more individuals were involved in mutually violent (having experienced both victimization and perpetration) relationships than solely exclusive behaviors (having experienced only victimization or engaged in perpetration but not both). Moreover, a series of bivariate and multivariate analyses revealed important demographic and behavioral differences between the groupings. Policy implications, as well as suggestions for future research, are presented.

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“…Without organizational reform that prioritizes police-community engagement, community policing is often relegated to the periphery of policing's technical core, as a "spice that flavors the main course of traditional police patrol" (Mastrofski & Willis, 2010: 85). For example, police need to have tools to measure and monitor the implementation of community policing or otherwise they might revert to more traditional policing approaches, resulting in ineffective community policing (Deljkić & Lučić-Ćatić, 2011;Skogan, 2008).…”

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“It’s not Really Hate Crime” – Reframing Hate Crime as not Police Business” – Police Narratives of Resistance and Denial

Bryan

Trickett

2021

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Within a global pandemic and increased questioning of police utility and legitimacy around racism and violence against women and girls (VAWG), this article examines the gap between police policy and practices on hate crime. Based on research with police forces in Canada and the UK, it demonstrates how police officers view hate crime through a policing rather than victim-centred mandate. Without reframing hate crime as a public and community safety issue, hate crime policies and procedures designed to 'take hate crime seriously' are unlikely to do just that. Real 'commitment' is needed to tackle hate crime as part of the police mandate and role -otherwise hate crime policies remain a largely tick-box exercise.

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Implementing community policing in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

The Laws Have Changed, But What About the Police? Policing Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Laws Have Changed, But What About the Police? Policing Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Exploring the Overlap Between Offending and Victimization Within Intimate Partner Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

“It’s not Really Hate Crime” – Reframing Hate Crime as not Police Business” – Police Narratives of Resistance and Denial

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