Abstract
It is obvious that drug addiction and drug crime are the phenomena of the past, the present and the future. Any serious intentions to fight these phenomena assume serious research in order to observe the possible directions for future action of a wide range of entities involved in the fight against these social evils. In this sense, this paper presents the data from surveys completed in early 2015, on a sample of 413 respondents, related to the perception of threat of drug addiction and drug-crime to the society in Serbia. The authors of the research dealt with the respondents' views regarding the causes of drug abuse, the factors that may affect its reduction, as well as the causes of drug trafficking, the current trends and important factors for its control, with special reference to the police as an active participant in this process. The studied sample included, among others, 82 students of the Academy of Criminalistics and Police Studies based in Belgrade, in order to compare possible differences in attitudes within the general population and those who have been chosen to become police officers in the future. They used descriptive statistics and method of correlation. The research results showed that the students of the ACPS can be allocated as a separate entity, given that their views differ from the views of others respondents in the general sample, as well as the other respondents of the younger population. Specifically, the students of the ACPS have a more positive attitude when it comes to the perception of threat of drug addiction and the drug trafficking to the Serbian society, with more expressed critical attitude towards the educational system and the media, and followed by higher expectations from family in general in order to combat this social evils. Also, they are characterized by slightly favoring the role of police in fighting drug trafficking, with more accented perceptions of drug trafficking growth in the previous period of time compared to other respondents.
Highlights
POPULACIJI STUDENATA KPA1Sažetak: Sasvim je izvesno da narkomanija i narko-kriminal predstavljaju fenomene prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti
Summary: It is obvious that drug addiction and drug crime are the phenomena of the past, the present and the future
This paper presents the data from surveys completed in early 2015, on a sample of 413 respondents, related to the perception of threat of drug addiction and drug-crime to the society in Serbia
Summary
Sažetak: Sasvim je izvesno da narkomanija i narko-kriminal predstavljaju fenomene prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti. Prema najnovijim istraživanja o korišćenju psihoaktivnih supstanci u Srbiji, upotreba ilegalnih droga u prethodnom jednogodišnjem periodu zabeležena je kod 2,7% muškaraca i 0,7% žena starosti od 18 do 64 godine.. S druge strane, tu je i sekundarni kriminal korisnika psihoaktivnih supstanci (u daljem tekstu PAS), pri čemu istraživanja o međuzavisnosti narkomanije i kriminala uglavnom potvrđuju značajne korelacije. Imajući u vidu sve iznete okolnosti, autor istraživanja koje se nalazi pred čitaocem nastojao je da barem delimično osvetli stavove populacije u Srbiji kada su u pitanju pomenute pojave, kao i viđenje relevantnih uzroka, faktora koji mogu uticati na njeno smanjenje i faktora koji utiču na razvoj i suzbijanje narko-kriminala. [42] NBP Žurnal za kriminalistiku i pravo narko-kriminala, a i u tom smislu je pravljeno poređenje stavova o ulozi ovog subjekta između studenata KPA i ostalih ispitanika. Namera autora bila je da se stručnoj i naučnoj javnosti, kao i donosiocima odluka u relevantnim institucijama, ukaže na dalje moguće smerove istraživanja i praktičnog delovanja
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