SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY
The study aims to determine the trust and presence of police officers in schools in Serbia, as well as the perception of the principals and secretaries, teachers and staff, parents, and students on how successful the specific police units dedicated to schools were in fulfilling their tasks. The ex-...
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| author | Bojan Jankovic Vladimir M. Cvetkovic Zvonimir Ivanovic Aleksandar Ivanov Svetlana Jovanovic Bozidar Otasevic |
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The study aims to determine the trust and presence of police officers in schools in Serbia, as well as the perception of the principals and secretaries, teachers and staff, parents, and students on how successful the specific police units dedicated to schools were in fulfilling their tasks. The ex-post analysis was conducted through PEST/SWAT analysis, mapping the key actors and using batteries of online questionnaires, besides interviews with the MOI representatives, surveyed with personal interviewing, computer-aided surveying, desk analysis, and content analysis. The survey was conducted from September 2021 to June 2022. The research methods were implemented in 1140 schools in Serbia, and 8,617 people were included in surveys: police officers (308); principals and secretaries (1085); the team for protection against discrimination (982); teachers and staff (2988); parents (938) and students (2316). The relationships between the covariates and perception were investigated using the t-test, one-way ANOVA, multivariate linear regression, and binary regression. The results showed that a project of school police officers was not fully recognized as one of the strategically essential instruments for safe schools; trust is low, but presence is high. Besides that, the results suggest that the entire public believes that police are needed in schools and that it positively affects school safety. Regarding school safety policy, it is necessary to undertake three measures for the sustainable development of trust and the presence of police in school: regulatory, informative-educational, and institutional-organizational.
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| spelling | doaj.art-05034585832b4844b4ca158e859d3be42023-12-30T19:15:44ZengInstitute for Research and European StudiesJournal of Liberty and International Affairs1857-97602023-12-019310.47305/JLIA2393022jSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICYBojan Jankovic0Vladimir M. Cvetkovic1Zvonimir Ivanovic2Aleksandar Ivanov3Svetlana Jovanovic4Bozidar Otasevic5University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies - Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Scientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies - Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Security - Skopje, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” - Bitola, North MacedoniaFaculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies - Belgrade, Serbia The study aims to determine the trust and presence of police officers in schools in Serbia, as well as the perception of the principals and secretaries, teachers and staff, parents, and students on how successful the specific police units dedicated to schools were in fulfilling their tasks. The ex-post analysis was conducted through PEST/SWAT analysis, mapping the key actors and using batteries of online questionnaires, besides interviews with the MOI representatives, surveyed with personal interviewing, computer-aided surveying, desk analysis, and content analysis. The survey was conducted from September 2021 to June 2022. The research methods were implemented in 1140 schools in Serbia, and 8,617 people were included in surveys: police officers (308); principals and secretaries (1085); the team for protection against discrimination (982); teachers and staff (2988); parents (938) and students (2316). The relationships between the covariates and perception were investigated using the t-test, one-way ANOVA, multivariate linear regression, and binary regression. The results showed that a project of school police officers was not fully recognized as one of the strategically essential instruments for safe schools; trust is low, but presence is high. Besides that, the results suggest that the entire public believes that police are needed in schools and that it positively affects school safety. Regarding school safety policy, it is necessary to undertake three measures for the sustainable development of trust and the presence of police in school: regulatory, informative-educational, and institutional-organizational. https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1188SchoolSecurityPolice OfficerTrustPerceptionSustainable Development |
| spellingShingle | Bojan Jankovic Vladimir M. Cvetkovic Zvonimir Ivanovic Aleksandar Ivanov Svetlana Jovanovic Bozidar Otasevic SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY Journal of Liberty and International Affairs School Security Police Officer Trust Perception Sustainable Development |
| title | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY |
| title_full | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY |
| title_fullStr | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY |
| title_full_unstemmed | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY |
| title_short | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TRUST AND POLICE PRESENCE IN SCHOOLS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY POLICY |
| title_sort | sustainable development of trust and police presence in schools implications for school safety policy |
| topic | School Security Police Officer Trust Perception Sustainable Development |
| url | https://www.e-jlia.com/index.php/jlia/article/view/1188 |
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