Author: Sofija Mandić / Publishing Institution: The Centre for Security Studies

Author:: Sofija Mandić
Publication Date:: 11-2016
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: The Centre for Security Studies
Abstract:: The second round of the public opinion survey "The Citizens’ Opinion of the Police Force" was conducted in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia. The questionnaire based on which the public opinion survey was conducted was devised by the regional network POINTPULSE to provide answers concerning the citizens’ opinion of the police. The questionnaire included six groups of questions
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Sofija Mandić
Publication Date:: 09-2016
Content Type:: Research Paper
Institution:: The Centre for Security Studies
Abstract:: Citizens of the Western Balkans have a high level of trust and confidence in the education system, the health system and the police. However, even in the case of institutions they trust most – such as the police, trusted on average by 58% of the population – many believe that they cannot be relied on. Rep- resentative bodies (the Parliament), the judiciary, the prosecutors’ offices and the media are trusted the least. In comparison with the survey conducted in 2015, trust in most key institutions has increased. The respondents see the average policewoman first as polite and good looking, and only then as a professional ready to perform her job. Male members of the police force are associated primarily with their professional engagement – protection of citizens, someone who is strong and trustworthy – and to some extent with behaviour and method of communication, whereas assessments concerning their physical appearance are completely absent.
Topic:: National Security and Public Opinion
Political Geography:: Bosnia and Herzegovina

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