Guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual harassment and gender-based harassment in the police

As a final activity within the project "Combating Gender-Based Violence in Police Structures in BiH", which is implemented with the support of the US Embassy, "Guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual harassment and gender-based harassment in the police" were developed and distributed today to police institutions. The authors of the guidelines are Kristina Jozić and Aida Cacan, policewomen, and Adnan Kadribašić, a gender equality expert. In parallel, posters were created aimed at raising awareness about zero tolerance towards sexual and gender-based harassment in the police, which were placed in visible places in 16 police bodies in BiH.

President of the "policewomen's Network"  and one of the authors, Kristina Jozic, points out that research has shown that in BiH there is almost no policewomen who during her professional career has not been exposed to some form of discrimination with a focus on sexual harassment and gender-based harassment. A high dark number of these cases has been recorded, which is why it is necessary to work vigorously to raise awareness about this problem.

The aim of the "Guidelines for dealing with cases of sexual harassment and gender-based harassment in the police" is to improve the conduct of officers responsible for investigating and documenting cases of discrimination within the police. The Guidelines were preceded by a series of trainings aimed at raising awareness about the presence of sexual and gender-based harassment in the police, introducing the basic forms of this type of discrimination and the present protection mechanisms, as well as encouraging such cases to be reported.

GUIDELINES