Srpska policija i međunarodna policijska saradnja - od početka do evropskih integracija

Abstract

The Serbian police were, from the very beginning of the foundation, dedicated to international police cooperation. Serbia was one of the first countries which initiated international police cooperation, as well as one of the founders and active participants of the International Criminal Police Commission, which laid the foundation for international police cooperation, and later turned into the largest and most famous international police organization - Interpol.Today, in the era of establishing a single market and facilitating free movement within the EU, we are witnessing an increase in international organized crime.It is impossible to oppose the rise of crime only at the national level, within the borders of one's own country, separated from other countries - adequate police cooperation is necessary. Therefore, each country, including our own, is expected to engage in the framework of international police cooperation in the prevention and combating of crime professionally and responsibly. Even more so because Serbia is in the process of accession negotiations with the EU and for this purpose it has to fulfill certain conditions, including those related to police cooperation. As part of these negotiations, a lot of attention is paid to the development of police cooperation and it has been given an increased importance, but the work on strengthening and developing international police cooperation as a permanent value and an indispensable instrument in the fight against crime should continue regardless of the course and duration of the accession negotiations. Serbia has recognized the major challenges ahead of it in the process of accepting and harmonizing with European standards in the field of police cooperation.In that sense, it should continue to further harmonize domestic legislation with the EU legal attainment and intensively develop the administrative, analytical and operational capacities needed to achieve police cooperation. This paper focuses on the beginnings of international police cooperation and the role of Serbia in this process, then moves on to the development of police cooperation within the European Union, and eventually gives a review of what is required under Chapter 24 in the area of police cooperation, and what Serbia has done so far.