Policing in Central And Eastern Europe

Social Control of Unconventional Deviance

Day 1, Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

08.00 - 09.00Registration
09.00 - 10.30Panel sessions
Panel 1 - Green Criminology, Environmental Threats and Criminality
Chair: Katja EmanConference Room 1
  • Environmental Crime in Light of Criminological Theories
    Katja Eman & Gorazd Meško
  • Transnational Environmental Crime and Tourism
    Bojan Dobovšek
  • Intentional Forest Fires in Portugal 2007-2009; A Time Related Study
    Sílvia S. Monteiro, José M. Moura, Álvaro A. Oliveira, Pedro M. Gonçalves, Susana M. Mendes & Roberto M. Gamboa
  • Environmental Crime in the Media - Problems and Trends
    Katja Eman & Gorazd Meško
  • Ecocide in the Mesopotamian Marshes
    Daniel Ruiz
Panel 2 - Intelligence as a Tool for the Provision of Safety and Security
Chair: Teodora IvanušaConference Room 2
  • Military Intelligence Activities for Active Defence against CBRN/E Terrorism
    Anže Rode, Teodora Ivanuša & Iztok Podbregar
  • Critical Success Factors in Establishing a National Criminal Intelligence Model in Slovenia
    Damjan Potparič & Anton Dvoršek
  • Business Intelligence
    Aleš Trontelj & Marjan Erhatič
  • Theoretical Aspects of Private Intelligence Activities
    Jaroš Britovšek, Sotlar Andrej & Maj Fritz
  • The Role of Intelligence Institutions in the Process of Designing and Fulfilling Foreign and Security EU Policy
    Mladen Bajagić & Nemanja Marinković
Panel 3 - Crisis and Risk Management (eSEC)
Chair: Igor BernikConference Room 3
  • Aspects of Activities, Motivation of Employees and Their Education in the Field of Private Security Services in the Slovak Republic
    Andrej Veľas & Dagmar Vidríková
  • Education System in the Field of Civil Protection and Crisis Management in Slovak Republic with Focus on Regional Education
    Jozef Ristvej, Katarína Zánická-Hollá & Štefan Palaťka
  • New Approaches to Evaluation of Protection Systems of State Strategic Property
    Tomáš Loveček & Katarína Kampová
  • Cyber Terrorism: Modern Security Threat to Information Systems
    Igor Bernik & Kaja Prislan
  • Information Security in Risk Management System - Slovenian Perspective
    Igor Bernik & Kaja Prislan
10.30 - 10.45Break
10.45 - 12.15Panel sessions
Panel 4 - Organised Crime
Chair: Bojan DobovšekConference Room 1
  • The Influence of Economic Crisis on the Situation of the Organized Crime
    Bartlomiej Stapowicz
  • Problems of the Migration Processes in Bulgaria; Intra-Ethic and Intra-Cultural Migration and Organized Crime. Is Bulgaria a Paradigm?
    Thomas Albert Gilly & Vladimir Iliev
  • Specificities of Criminal Procedure for Money Laundering Offence in Serbia
    Tatjana D. Lukić
  • Mafia and Anti-Mafia in the Republic of Georgia
    Gavin Slade
  • The Application of Special Investigative Measures in Detecting and Prosecuting Organized Crime and Terrorism
    Aleksandar R. Ivanović & Aleksandar Faladžić
Panel 5 - Cyber Crime
Chair: Iztok PodbregarConference Room 2
  • Phishing Schemes - Typology and Analysis
    Božidar Banović, Vladimir Urošević & Zvonimir Ivanović
  • How do Terrorists Use the Internet?
    Robert Brumnik & Iztok Podbregar
  • Research on the Perception of Cybercrime in Slovenia
    Maja Dimc & Bojan Dobovšek
  • Countering Cyber Crime in Serbia - Legal Framework and Practical Experiences
    Nenad R. Putnik & Mladen M. Milošević
  • Awareness and Fear of Cyber Crime - Challenges for Information Security in Slovenia
    Stjepan Glasnović, Andrej J. Pirnat, Nastja Dvoršek & Gorazd Meško
Panel 6 - Violence I.
Chair: Katja RančigajConference Room 3
  • Preventive Policy of School Violence
    Vesna Stojkovska & Natasha Jovanova
  • Preventive Security Measures to Reduce Violence and Ensure Safety and Security in School Environment
    Miran Gačnik & Tomaž Čas
  • Perception of Significance of Workplace Violence and Aggression among Police Officers
    Branko Lobnikar, Katja Rančigaj & Milan Pagon
  • Mobbing - A Case Study
    Maja Jere, Petra Dolinar & Gorazd Meško
  • Science and Practice in Public Order Management -- A Modern Partnership
    Ireen Christine Winter
12.15 - 13.15Lunch Break
13.15 - 13.45Opening of the Conference
Chair: Andrej SotlarConference Room 1
  • Minister of the Interior, Ms. Katarina Kresal
  • Rector of the University of Maribor, Professor Ivan Rozman
  • Partner Institution Representative Addresses
  • Dean of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor and Chair of the Conference, Professor Gorazd Meško
  • 37th Anniversary of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor - Special Award Presentation
13.45 - 14.45Plenary 1 - Unconventional Deviance - Introductory Reflections
Chair: Darko MaverConference Room 1
  • Policing, Regulation and Financial Crimes
    Michael Levi
  • Are the Police Really Any Good at Crime Prevention?
    Tim Hope
14.45 - 15.15Break
15.15 - 16.15Plenary 2 - Organised Crime and Drugs
Chair: Bojan DobovšekConference Room 1
  • Organised Crime (Threat) as a Policy Challenge: A Tautology
    Petrus C. Van Duyne
  • Prisons, Politics, and ‘Pot’: The Insanity of the American War on Drugs
    Charles B. Fields
16.15 - 16.30Break
16.30 - 18.00Panel sessions
Panel 7 - Criminal Investigation
Chair: Darko MaverConference Room 1
  • Criminalistics as a Science of Investigation of Conventional and Unconventional Deviance
    Darko Maver
  • The Uncertainties in Defining Undercover Investigations in the Post-Communist Systems: Example of Croatia
    Željko Karas
  • The Narcs’ Game: Detectives, Informers and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
    Matthew Bacon
  • Criminal Investigation Procedures on the Bomb Scene in the Case of Suicide Terrorism Act
    Milan Žarković, Mladen Bajagić & Ivana Bjelovuk
  • Police Detectives and Investigative Reporters Working Hand in Hand
    Matija Mastnak
Panel 8 - Unconventional Deviance - Diverse Perspectives
Chair: Bojan TičarConference Room 2
  • Art Crime in Slovenia and Pilot Research of Court Cases
    Saša Vučko
  • Investigation and Prevention of Chained VAT Frauds
    Darja Bernik, Bojan Škof & Bojan Tičar
  • Credit and Debit Cards Abuse in Slovenia
    Igor Lamberger & Bojan Dobovšek
  • Analysis of Different Forms of Criminality in Slovenian Hotels and Motels
    Janez Mekinc, Helena Cvikl & Bojan Dobovšek
  • Slovenian Criminology - A Brief Overview of Research on Unconventional Deviance
    Alenka Šelih & Gorazd Meško
Panel 9 - Policing - Victimological Perspectives
Chair: Tinkara Pavšič MrevljeConference Room 3
  • Specific Roles and Responsibilities of the Police Regarding Victims - Police Officers' View
    Irma Kovčo Vukadin & Renato Matić
  • Police and Traumatic Events: Symptomatology, Consequences, Prevention and Treatment
    Tinkara Pavšič Mrevlje
  • Structural Analysis of Suicide among Slovenian Police Officers
    Bruno Blažina
  • The Development and Implementation of a Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Program: A Different Approach for Dealing with the Mentally Ill
    Denise Spratt & Terry D. Edwards
  • Big Brother Bobbies: Policing Suspicious Kids and Protecting the Innocent
    Heather M. Morgan & Rosamunde Van Brakel
18.15Reception Hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
University of Maribor

Dates to Remember

  • May 30, 2010abstract submission deadline
  • June 15, 2010decision regarding acceptance
  • before July 1, 2010advanced registration period
  • September 22, 2010final paper submission
  • September 22 - 24, 2010conference