Practical training of students within the system of tertiary police education in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The main institution of law enforcement officers' education in the Republic of Serbia is the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies. The Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies is a higher education institution established by the Decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and based on the Law on Higher Education. The Academy has created the study curricula for the requirements of the higher police education. Pursuant to the educational processes, the Academy has made and defined their own concept of practical training for the requirements of the Serbian police which have been approved by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia. There is a Directorate for Education, Training, Professional Development and Science established within the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia. This organizational unit of the Ministry performs all work related to professional training (both training and further education) of the personnel required by the police, as well as other work of interest in order to create the most suitable educational structure of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia. The Directorate includes the Basic Police Training Center and the Center for Specialized Training and Professional Development of the Police. In addition to this, the Directorate manages the cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia and the Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies in Belgrade.

Nosilac visokog obrazovanja policijskih službenika u Republici Srbiji je Kriminalističko-policijska akademija. Akademija je ustanova osnovana Odlukom Vlade Srbije, a na osnovu Zakona o visokom obrazovanju. Kriminalističko-policijska akademija realizuje studijske programe za potrebe visokog policijskog obrazovanja. Shodno obrazovnom procesu, Akademija je definisala i izgradila, uz saglasnost Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srbije (MUP RS), sopstveni koncept praktične obuke za potrebe policije. U okviru Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srbije posebno mesto zauzima Uprava za stručno obrazovanje, osposobljavanje, usavršavanje i nauku. Ta organizaciona jedinica Ministarstva obavlja poslove stručne obuke (osposobljavanja i usavršavanja) kadra, koordinacije naučnoistraživačkog rada za potrebe policije, kao i druge poslove od interesa za stvaranje što povoljnije obrazovne strukture MUP RS. Uprava u svom sastavu ima Centar za osnovnu policijsku obuku i Centar za specijalističku obuku i usavršavanje policije. Pored toga, navedena Uprava je nosilac saradnje MUP RS i Kriminalističko-policijske akademije iz Beograda.