NBP: Nauka, bezbednost, policija (Jan 2017)
Specialization of state authorities in combating organized crime, terrorism and corruption with special impact in relationship between prosecutors office and police
Abstract
Organized crime, terrorism and corruption represent the most difficult, the most complex and the most dangerous types of criminal activities, which exist in all spheres of modern society and constantly threaten to undermine the national democratic order, state security and the rights and freedoms of the citizens. Adequate removal of such risks and combating organized crime in a broader sense demand systematic and strategic action of entire state authority in order to implement preventive, normative and repressive measures. The most important measures are those which are related to specialization of state authorities, competent for detection, prosecution and adjudication of that criminal offences. The paper elaborated the solutions prescribed by the new Law on organization and jurisdiction of state authorities in combating organized crime, terrorism and corruption, which will be applicable from Mart 1, 2018, with comparative oversight of substantive and procedural provisions according to the current organizational Law. The object of analysis is the relationship between Prosecutor's Office and the police, as key institutions whose work depends on collection of evidence and initiating of criminal proceedings. There have been described the innovative forms of cooperation, which are for the first time incorporated in a legal act, for example: financial forensic experts, liaison officers and the task forces. They should contribute to strengthening of institutional capacities in order to conduct efficiently criminal proceedings against organized criminal groups. At the end of this paper, conclusions are made and it is pointed out that it is necessary to prepare and provide personal, status-related, organizational and technical conditions for implementing the new Law. Strict specialization of state authorities in each case is condition sine qua non for the legal organization and effective fulfillment of tasks and functions by state authorities in criminal matters regarding the organized crime, terrorism and corruption.
