Possibility of traffic crime prevention

Kostić, Jelena (2023) Possibility of traffic crime prevention. In: International scientific thematic conference Traffic, Criminality and Urban Safety, Palić, 14-15 June 2023. Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade, pp. 301-312. ISBN 978-86-80756-55-4

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Abstract

Recently, there is often talk about the need to tighten the penal policy when it comes to the protection of road traffic safety. However, it seems that the imposition of a penalty by itself isn’t sufficient means of deterring potential perpetrators of traffic offences. It’s necessary to strengthen the certainty of the application of prescribed sanctions, and in addition to improve and apply preventive measures in a timely manner. Those measures can’t replace the threat of sanctions as a means of prevention, but their application should be more frequent and adapted to different social groups, with the aim of improving their awareness of both their own safety and safety of other road users.In this paper, we are focused exclusivel on the prevention of crime in road traffic, bearing in mind that the factors that threaten the safety of its participants are numerous and that it’s constantly necessary to adapt to modern conditions, considering the increasing density of traffic, the speed of the vehicles being driven, as well as increasing number of road users. In the paper, we point out the factors that affect traffic safety, and then by analysing the poposed and realized activities from the previous Action Plan with the Road Traffic Safety Strategy, as well as by analysing the report of the Road Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Serbia, we want to point out the need for improvement and timely application of preventive measures. That is why the content analysis method dominates the paper. Besides, in this paper we point out the importance of predictive activities of the police in order to effectively prevent traffic crime. However, one sould keep in mind the specifics of both the perpertrators of traffic offencses and the all traffic participants. Therefore, the possibilities of prevention should be considered in more detail and measures of preventive action should be adapted depending on the characteristics of road users. Research results from various fields (psychology, sociology, law and technical sciences) sould contribute to this to a large extent. They should represent the basis for the creation of national strategies, and later the implementation of relevant measures aimed at combating traffic offences.

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