Control of the Private Life and Crime Prevention in Serbia

Stepanović, Ivana (2015) Control of the Private Life and Crime Prevention in Serbia. Zbornik Instituta za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, 34 (1). pp. 77-91. ISSN 0350-2694

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Abstract

Governmental Control of the private life is a controversial topics in the world today, and the key problem is the conflict between security and the right to privacy. The right to privacy is a basic human right and an important pillar of democracy, and the control of the private sphere is necessary for maintaining security. While creating balance between the two conflicted interests seems to be inevitable in order to resolve current problems in the sphere of law and policy making, we must also raise a question on what is the public opinion in Serbia regarding governmental control of the private life. The question of public opinion on mass surveillance was raised in America and Europe after Edward Snowden revelations in 2013, and it is necessary to raise it in Serbia too, especially considering the heritage of socialist Yugoslavia. It is important to question the role of governmental control over private life of citizens in crime prevention, and investigate to what extent are the citizens themselves willing to sacrifice the right to privacy for more security. The aim of this paper is to analyse the phaenomenon of controlling private life in the function of preventing crime and violence in Serbia.

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