Implementation of community policing in the area of the Ribnica police station

Policijsko delo v skupnosti predstavlja sodoben koncept izvajanja policijskega dela v lokalni skupnosti. Namen le-tega je preprečevanje kriminalitete, zmanjšanje strahu pred kriminaliteto, skupno reševanje problemov ter predvsem vzpostavitev dobrega odnosa med policijo in lokalnim prebivalstvom. Policija lokalno prebivalstvo pritegne k sodelovanju preko različnih preventivnih akcij, organiziranih varnostnih sosvetov, k temu pa veliko pripomorejo tudi vodje policijskih okolišev. V okviru policijskega dela v skupnosti Slovenska policija že vrsto let organizira številne preventivne projekte ter aktivnosti, poleg tega pa tesno sodeluje tudi s številnimi drugimi institucijami. V letu 2020 so policisti celotne Slovenije skupno izvedli 9.145 aktivnosti preventivnega in policijskega dela v skupnosti, k čemur pa svoj delež prispeva tudi Policijska postaja Ribnica. Učinkovitost policijskega dela v skupnosti merimo ob pomoči štirih elementov modela ocenjevanja policijskega dela v skupnosti. Le-ti so kakovost stikov policistov s prebivalci, percepcija prebivalcev o stopnji kriminalitete in nereda, strah pred viktimizacijo ter skupnostna povezanost. Tako implementacija policijskega dela v skupnosti kot tudi pojavne oblike kriminalitete se lahko razlikujejo glede na stopnjo urbanizacije prostora in kraja bivanja. Največjo razliko je mogoče opaziti pri skupnostni povezanosti prebivalcev, ki je večja med prebivalci, ki živijo v bolj ruralnem območju.Community policing is a modern concept of policing in the local community. The purpose of this is to prevent crime, reduce the fear of crime, solve problems together and above all, establish a good relationship between the police and the local population. The police attract the local population to participate through various preventive actions, organized security councils and the heads of police districts are also contributing to this a lot. As part of community policing, the Slovenian Police has been organizing numerous prevention projects and activities for many years and also works closely with many other institutions. In 2020, police officers from all over Slovenia carried out a total of 9,145 activities of preventive and police work in the community, to which the Ribnica Police Station also contributes. The effectiveness of community policing is measured using four elements of a community policing assessment model. These are the quality of police officers\u27 contacts with the population, the population\u27s perception of the level of crime and disorder, the fear of victimization and community cohesion. Both the implementation of community policing and the forms of crime can vary, depending on the degree of urbanization of the area and place of residence. The biggest difference can be observed in the community cohesion of the population, which is greater among the population living in a more rural area