CHALLENGES IN RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF THE POLICE OFFICERS IN MONTENEGRO
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https://doi.org/10.5937/spz0-20224Keywords:
police officers, recruitment and selection, public service, MontenegroAbstract
The objective of the paper is to analyse the legal framework and challenges in the recruitment and selection of the police officers in Montenegro. In the first section of the paper the author examines the international standards regarding recruitment and selection of the public sector employees, including the police officers, which serve as a benchmark for assessing the respective Montenegrin legal framework and its implementation. In the second part of the paper, the author analyses the relevant provisions of the Law on Internal Affairs and the Civil Service Law which refer to the recruitment and selection of the police officers. The author concludes that the current legal framework is not fully aligned with the international standards, especially since it prescribes the exceptions to carrying out of the public competition. Current challenges in the recruitment and selection process result in the low level of confidence of the public in its fairness. For these reasons, it is necessary to undertake measures to increase the merit in the recruitment and selection of the police officers and reduce secrecy and patronage.
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