Programska skupina
Varnost v lokalnih skupnostih
Primerjava ruralnih in urbanih okolij
Programska skupina
Varnost v lokalnih skupnostih
Primerjava ruralnih in urbanih okolij
Ljubljana, Slovenia & Podgorica, Montenegro, 17 April 2025, 09.00-15.00 (MS Teams, online)
Nowadays, security is becoming paramount. Local safety and security could be defined as a state where the residents of local communities are protected from danger or loss. To discover and understand the processes, researchers of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, have been researching Safety and Security in Local Communities for a decade since 2015. Students, as future criminal justice and security professionals, are actively included and participating in these studies. In 2025, the 8th International Student Conference is entitled Safety in Security in Local Communities – Security Challenges and Provision of Security. Masters’ students of the Faculty of Law, the University of Montenegro, and Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, the University of Maribor, under the supervision of professors Velimir Rakočević, Gorazd Meško, and Katja Eman, have studied local safety and security topics in Montenegro and Slovenia. In addition, the Erasmus+ students studying at the University of Maribor’s Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security in the academic year 2024/25 are also presenting their papers. The results of their research will be presented and discussed at this year’s, the eighth in a row, conference. In addition to both universities, the Erasmus+ program and the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency support this year’s conference. Participants of the conference beyond Montenegro and Slovenia, Erasmus+ students studying at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security in Spring 2025, come from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Portugal, and Slovakia.
Opening of the conference
Igor Bernik, Dean, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Gorazd Meško, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Velimir Rakočević, Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro
Session I – Local governance, police and feeling of safety
Chairs: Alen Golobič & Tine Mesarič
Police and Local Government – Montenegro
Jelena Pešić, Nikola Petrušić & Denis Olević
Police and Local Government – Slovenia
Matevž Čelik, Antonije Kandić, Jan Glad & Matjaž Hriberšek
The Role of Public Engagement in Local Community Safety
Anita Merlak, Tea Okorn, Larisa Zver & Nejc Kotnik
Crime prevention in Finland and Czechia – Some statistics
Michal Niemczyk & Herkko-Pekka Nikumatti
Preventing Crime in Slovakia: Laws and Strategies
Oliver Bočkaj & Nikola Sýkorová
Session II – Public, crime prevention, fear of crime and feelings of safety
Chairs: Kiti Skočir & Matej Enci
Public Participation in Crime Prevention
Sara Marković, Aleksandar Perović & Dušan Ražnatović
Fear of Crime – Slovenia
Ana Tiegel, Taja Fröhlich, Neža Primčič & Lana Lasbaher
Fear of Crime – Causes and Consequences through the Prism of Prevention
Irina Vujović, Jovana Vučeraković & Nina Koprivica
Fear of Crime in Ostrava
Radek Sikora & Marek Kret
Break
Session III – Youth, school and violence
Chairs: Tine Mesarič & Alen Golobič
Youth and Crime – Montenegro
Anđela Bulatović, Vladana Vujanović & Aleksej Mihailović
Youth and Crime – Slovenia
Neli Klun, Maša Pančur, Vanesa Prekadinaj & Tilen Hrustl
School and Violence – Montenegro
Mihailović Anastasija, Popović Nađa & Minić Dejan
School and Violence – Slovenia
Taja Ravš, Evelin Juha, Katja Mačešić Šulterer & Ana Krajnc
Violence against Women and Elderly – Slovenia
Jona Veler, Maša Sedej, Neža Vode & Matic Rozman
Violence against Women and Elderly – Montenegro
Irena Šaranović, Valentina Pavićevič & Ognjen Sekulović
Break
Session IV – Environmental criminology perspectives and cross-border crime
Chairs: Matej Enci & Kiti Skočir
Environmental Planning and Construction – Slovenia
Nina Škornik, Eva Ogrin, Nika Todorovič & Kaja Letnar
Environmental Planning and Construction – Montenegro
Jana Ðurović, Iva Zečević & Dana Vuković
Cross-border Crime – Montenegro
Lejla Sabotić, Ivana Kandić Hana Rovčanin
Cross-border Crime – Slovenia
Ana Štruclin, Ana Jovanovska, Nuša Perovnik & Amra Agović
Cross-Border Crime: A Comparative Analysis of the Situation in Germany and Portugal
Marta Sofia Dias Cruz & Julia Majewski
Final discussion and closing of the conference
