Police and public relations in the field of reporting in criminal matters

Abstract

The paper deals with the relationship between the police and the public in the area of reporting in criminal matters. In it we presented international standards and national legislation in this field. The importance of considering the relationship between the police and the public is reflected in the need to preserve the integrity of the two rights, the rights of the public to be informed of police activities and the right of police to preserve the confidentiality of its investigations and protect the interests of certain persons by which it takes action. Establishing a balance between the exercise of these rights, on the one hand, the right to freedom of expression, and on the other side, of the right to a fair trial and right to privacy, is a task for positive international and national legal regulations.

U radu je obrađena problematika odnosa policije i javnosti u oblasti izveštavanja u krivičnim stvarima. Predstavljeni su međunarodni standardi u ovoj oblasti i ukazano je na nacionalnu pozitivnopravnu regulativu predmetne problematike. Naročiti značaj u razmatranju odnosa policije i javnosti ogleda se u potrebi očuvanja integriteta dva prava - prava javnosti da bude obaveštena o policijskim aktivnostima i pravu policije da očuva tajnost svojih istraga i zaštiti interese određenih lica prema kojima postupa. Uspostavljanje balansa između uživanja ovih prava, s jedne strane prava na slobodu izražavanja, a s druge strane prava na pravično suđenje i prava na privatnost, zadatak je pozitivne međunarodne i nacionalne pravne regulative.