Author of Research:  Meško Gorazd, Sotlar Andrej,
Lobnikar Branko and Jere Maja

Year of Research:  2012

Key words: Slovenian police, local
self-government, residents, safety, Slovenia, trust in the police, citizen
cooperation, efficiency of Slovenian police work, responding to security issues,
self-protection, police services, police officers, population, policing,
communities, public opinion

Modern policing emphasizes a partnership
relationship with local self-government and the local population. Consequently,
authors wanted to test and compare the views of police officers and residents
regarding the role of municipalities and the police in providing safety and
security. Aim of the research was to explore the opinions of adult residents of
24 chosen municipalities in Slovenia and police officers who perform the work
of the provision of safety and security in this municipalities. The research
was conducted in 2012 in urban, medium-sized (mixed), and rural municipalities.
With the survey the researchers tested the theory of community policing and the
active cooperation of the police with residents and municipalities in providing
safety and security.

581 police officers and 961 residents
participated in the field survey. The police officers filled out the survey
themselves at the police station, while the residents were interviewed at
home/an agreed location by an interviewer. File with answers from police
officers and file with answers from residents are available for secondary use.

Cite the data:

Meško, G.,
Sotlar, A., Lobnikar, B. and Jere, M. (2023). Feelings of unsafety and the role
of police in the provision of security on a local level, 2012 [Data file].
Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani = University of Ljubljana, Slovenian Social
Science Data Archives (ADP). ADP - IDNo: VALOS12. https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_VALOS12_V1

Based on
the research data, several publications were created, for example:

Meško, G., Sotlar, A.,
Lobnikar, B., Modic, M., & Tominc, B. (2012). Občutek ogroženosti in vloga
policije pri zagotavljanju varnosti na lokalni ravni: CRP(V5-1038 A): poročilo
ciljnega raziskovalnega projekta (pp. 256, 15 pril.). Fakulteta za varnostne
vede. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256327983_Obcutek_ogrozenosti_in_vloga_policije_pri_zagotavljanju_varnosti_na_lokalni_ravni