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Research paper thumbnail of The Image of the Police in the Printed Media

Balkan Social Science Review, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Media coverage of the violent crime in the Republic of Macedonia

Temida, 2016

Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is displayed determines the po... more Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is displayed determines the position and public perception of this phenomenon. In addition to showing the commission of crime and its state, media are obliged to cover not only the activities of the criminal justice system within the framework of formal social control, but even more, the activities of civil society organizations and the Ombudsman as part of informal social control in combatting agaist crime. Because of the perception of their action, the questions that arise are: How the media understands the civil society and its role, how they transmit their public discourse, what they choose to publish, whom they protect, whom they marginalise and what message they send to the public? An analysis of these issues along with an analysis of current offenses is of particular importance in order to determine whether the media give a true or distorted picture of crime. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to present resul...

Research paper thumbnail of Individual Risk Factors Among Youth Offenders Prior and During Incarceration: Macedonian Case

Balkan Social Science Review, 2020

Much research has been done related to the influence of the prison environment on the convicted p... more Much research has been done related to the influence of the prison environment on the convicted persons, the role and significance of the rehabilitation treatment, the characteristics of the inmates and their connection with the processes of adaptation and the negative consequences of the pains of imprisonment. This research is based on several theories within criminology and penology and one of them being the importation model. This model highlights the importance of the characteristics of inmates, their ethnicity, individual risk factors, previous socialization, internal value system, delinquent friends, criminal history, education and the influence of these characteristics on adaptation processes in prison facilities. The importation theory proposes that the previous life, criminal career and other risk factors shape the way in which young inmates adapt and behave in the institution. This paper will look at the importation theory by examining certain individual personal and famil...

Research paper thumbnail of Victim-Offender Mediation and Observance of Procedural Rights in the Macedonian Juvenile Justice System: Competitive or Balancing?

Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2015

Purpose: The paper examines the observance of procedural rights of the parties referred to Victim... more Purpose: The paper examines the observance of procedural rights of the parties referred to Victim-Offender Mediation (VOM) in the Justice System for Children (JSC), and particularly pioneering practice associated with challenges pertaining to the multicultural character of the community. Design/Methods/Approach: Analysis is based on qualitative data collected by using in-depth interviews and document analysis. Sources of data were relevant stakeholders in the referral procedure, the Child and the Victim, as well as court/prosecutors files. In-depth interviews were carried out with 17 stakeholders to capture professional attitudes, attached meanings and experience of the respondents in relation to VOM. Document analysis as a data collection technique was applied to two prosecutor’s files and one court file which, at present, are the only cases of VOM in JSC. Findings: The main findings pertain to the indispensable recognition that meanings attributed to VOM in JSC, as well as expecta...

Research paper thumbnail of Real or False Image of Police Recorded Crime

Kriminologija & socijalna integracija

The process of police crime recording is a research issue in many studies within the expert and r... more The process of police crime recording is a research issue in many studies within the expert and research community. Since police crime statistics are a product of police practice to record crime, the question how to measure, count and record all reported crimes in an objective and accurate manner includes serious challenges and weaknesses. In fact, the dominant view within social constructivism and critical theories is an institutional approach which means that police data on crime are suspicious and subject to manipulative practices by the police. The basis of this approach is the principle that crime statistics are subject to construction by the police and primarily serve to achieve certain organizational goals and priorities. This means that crime numbers do not reflect reality but represent its subjective reflection. In a way, they are a part of police gaming in recording and classifying reported events as a crime. The associated decision-making process is affected by different ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Image of the Police in the Printed Media

Balkan Social Science Review, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Media coverage of the violent crime in the Republic of Macedonia

Temida, 2016

Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is displayed determines the po... more Media is the main source of information about crime and the way it is displayed determines the position and public perception of this phenomenon. In addition to showing the commission of crime and its state, media are obliged to cover not only the activities of the criminal justice system within the framework of formal social control, but even more, the activities of civil society organizations and the Ombudsman as part of informal social control in combatting agaist crime. Because of the perception of their action, the questions that arise are: How the media understands the civil society and its role, how they transmit their public discourse, what they choose to publish, whom they protect, whom they marginalise and what message they send to the public? An analysis of these issues along with an analysis of current offenses is of particular importance in order to determine whether the media give a true or distorted picture of crime. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to present resul...

Research paper thumbnail of Individual Risk Factors Among Youth Offenders Prior and During Incarceration: Macedonian Case

Balkan Social Science Review, 2020

Much research has been done related to the influence of the prison environment on the convicted p... more Much research has been done related to the influence of the prison environment on the convicted persons, the role and significance of the rehabilitation treatment, the characteristics of the inmates and their connection with the processes of adaptation and the negative consequences of the pains of imprisonment. This research is based on several theories within criminology and penology and one of them being the importation model. This model highlights the importance of the characteristics of inmates, their ethnicity, individual risk factors, previous socialization, internal value system, delinquent friends, criminal history, education and the influence of these characteristics on adaptation processes in prison facilities. The importation theory proposes that the previous life, criminal career and other risk factors shape the way in which young inmates adapt and behave in the institution. This paper will look at the importation theory by examining certain individual personal and famil...

Research paper thumbnail of Victim-Offender Mediation and Observance of Procedural Rights in the Macedonian Juvenile Justice System: Competitive or Balancing?

Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, 2015

Purpose: The paper examines the observance of procedural rights of the parties referred to Victim... more Purpose: The paper examines the observance of procedural rights of the parties referred to Victim-Offender Mediation (VOM) in the Justice System for Children (JSC), and particularly pioneering practice associated with challenges pertaining to the multicultural character of the community. Design/Methods/Approach: Analysis is based on qualitative data collected by using in-depth interviews and document analysis. Sources of data were relevant stakeholders in the referral procedure, the Child and the Victim, as well as court/prosecutors files. In-depth interviews were carried out with 17 stakeholders to capture professional attitudes, attached meanings and experience of the respondents in relation to VOM. Document analysis as a data collection technique was applied to two prosecutor’s files and one court file which, at present, are the only cases of VOM in JSC. Findings: The main findings pertain to the indispensable recognition that meanings attributed to VOM in JSC, as well as expecta...

Research paper thumbnail of Real or False Image of Police Recorded Crime

Kriminologija & socijalna integracija

The process of police crime recording is a research issue in many studies within the expert and r... more The process of police crime recording is a research issue in many studies within the expert and research community. Since police crime statistics are a product of police practice to record crime, the question how to measure, count and record all reported crimes in an objective and accurate manner includes serious challenges and weaknesses. In fact, the dominant view within social constructivism and critical theories is an institutional approach which means that police data on crime are suspicious and subject to manipulative practices by the police. The basis of this approach is the principle that crime statistics are subject to construction by the police and primarily serve to achieve certain organizational goals and priorities. This means that crime numbers do not reflect reality but represent its subjective reflection. In a way, they are a part of police gaming in recording and classifying reported events as a crime. The associated decision-making process is affected by different ...