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Police officers’ perception of various forms of radicalization and extremism in Slovenia and Croatia

The literature review indicates that there are different root causes underlying the radicalisation process. While radicalisation is primarily an individual process, also group dynamics and identity are often referred to in the literature as well as macro-level factors such as the effects of globalisation and modernization. Radicalisation and violent extremism present a security threat to the Central Europe and Western Balkan countries. In the past few decades, the Western Balkan countries have been viewed as a breeding ground for religious radicals and violent extremism. Nowadays, the police have assumed a crucial role in facilitating a preventive multi- stakeholder approach at the local or regional level, particularly in at-risk local settings. The paper presents findings of a study conducted on a sample of 117 students of the Croatian Police College of the Ministry of the Interior and 57 Slovenian police officers. The purpose of this paper is to compare Croatian and Slovenian police officers’ perception of the impact of various factors on development of radicalisation and extremism.

police ; radicalization ; perception ; Slovenia ; Croatia

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