Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31141/zrpfs.2024.61.151.27
Petitions and complaints against police officers in the Republic of Croatia de lege lata and de lege ferenda
Ante Orlović
orcid.org/0000-0002-3695-4661
; Veleučilište kriminalistike i javne sigurnosti u Zagrebu
Frane Staničić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8304-7901
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Damir Juras
orcid.org/0000-0002-2933-5897
; MUP RH
Abstract
The existing legislative model for submitting and resolving petitions and complaints about the
work and behavior of police officers in the Republic of Croatia is presented. After analysis of legal
regulation, position of legal doctrine, judicial practice, statistical indicators, as well as the results of
empirical research from a survey conducted among students of the Polytechnic of Criminology and
Public Security in Zagreb, proposals are made for changes to the legislative framework. The authors
are all of the opinion that the introduction of civilian supervision over the work of the police has
been a significant step forward in the protection of human rights and in the supervision of the work
of police. However, that the institute of petition and complaints is often abused to the detriment of
police officers is pointed out. This is is why in every such case legal protection should be provided
against prosecuting applicants who insult police officers in these submissions or falsely accuse them
of a criminal offense. Also considered is that it is necessary to regulate the handling of anonymous
submissions and to proscribe in detail the rights of police officers whose work and behavior are
being checked (right to inspect the file, right to participate in the procedure, right to receive a petition
or complaint and delivery of response to the person submitting the complaint or petition).
Keywords
Commission for Complaints; complaint; internal control; petition; police officer
Hrčak ID:
315916
URI
Publication date:
10.4.2024.
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