Views of the Slovenian public on the police

Studies that place Slovenia in a comparable context of European countries show that Slovenia lags behind traditional European democracies in terms of the extent of expressed trust in the institutions of the democratic system. Trust in institutions whose assessments are not purely situational depends primarily on the context shaped by the political culture and democratic tradition of the country. In particular, support for the legal system and repressive institutions coincide with the state of political culture. All comparative research shows that Slovenia's level of trust in these institutions is closer to the new democracies of post-transition societies than to established democracies, but with a recognizable trend of "moving away" from the transition pattern, which is reflected above all in the growing trust in key institutions of the democratic system. The survey instrument thus includes questions that measure general satisfaction or trust in the Slovenian police, as well as questions - variables with which we measure attitudes and respondents' assessments of specific attributes and activities of the police.