POLICE AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ITS WORK

Ker je delo policije na očeh javnosti, skoraj ne more prikriti odmevnih dogodkov in širjenja govoric o njih. Ljudje želijo čim več informacij, in pri tem je sodelovanje policije s sredstvi obveščanja neizogibno. Sčasoma so mediji dobili celo sloves četrte veje oblasti, saj s svojim poizvedovanjem na nek način tudi nadzirajo zakonitost in pravilnost dela policije. Diplomsko delo ugotavlja, da so dogodki v katere je vpletena policija že od nekdaj predmet zanimanja javnosti, zato policija v želji, da si pridobi zaupanje in sodelovanje ljudi, usmerja veliko truda v njeno obveščenost. Veliko časa nameni tudi za preventivno dejavnost in v skupnost usmerjeno policijsko delo, s katerimi skuša v sodelovanju z ljudmi zmanjšati obseg kriminalnih dejanj na določenem območju. Poznavanje dela policije in njen ugled namreč vplivata na pripravljenost ljudi za sodelovanje. Na podlagi tega je oblikovan tudi predlog, da policija v prihodnosti usmeri pozornost k izobraževanju splošne javnosti in medijev na področju poznavanja zakonov in pravil, ki urejajo delo policije. Tako bi ljudje bolj razumeli možnosti, ki jih policija ima pri raziskovanju in reševanju določenega primera in njeno delo ocenjevali bolj objektivno. V teoretičnem uvodu delo najprej predstavlja razvoj policije in njeno organiziranost ter osnove odnosov z javnostmi. V nadaljevanju podrobneje opisuje odnose z javnostmi v policiji ter delo službe za odnose z javnostmi. V zadnjem delu pa s pomočjo analize statistike in literature predstavlja dejanska prizadevanja policije za informiranje javnosti o svojem delu.Being in the public eye, it is almost impossible for the police to hide important events and stop spreading rumors about them. People want as much information as possible and because of that cooperation between the police and the media is inevitable. Eventually, the media even got the reputation of the fourth branch of government because their enquiries in some way also supervise legality and regularity of police work. This diploma thesis argues that events involving the police have always been the object of public interest. This is why the police put a lot of effort to keep people informed as its desire is to obtain the public trust and cooperation. A lot of time is also devoted to preventive work and community-oriented policing as the police seeks to reduce criminal activity in a given area by cooperating with people. Knowledge of police work and its reputation affect the willingness of people to participate. On this basis, the diploma thesis suggests that the police directs more attention to the education of the public and the media about the laws and rules that guide the police work. This way, people would understand the possibilities that police has when researching and resolving a case, and judge her work more objectively. In a theoretical introduction this work presents the development of police force and its structure as well as the basics of public relations. In the following chapters it describes public relations in the police and the tasks of department for public relations. In the last part, by analyzing the statistics and literature, it presents the actual police effort to inform the public about its work