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  1. An Examination of Police Officers’ Self-Legitimacy: A Comparative Study in Slovenia

    Article • Criminal Justice and Behavior, March 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  2. Sustainable Growth of the University of Maribor: Advancing Quality, Innovation, and Competitiveness for a Secure Future

    Article • March 2026, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  3. University of Maribor: Half a Century of Scholarship and Research

    Article • March 2026, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  4. Trajnostna rast Univerze v Mariboru: s kakovostjo, inovativnostjo in konkurenčnostjo v varno prihodnost

    Article • March 2026, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  5. Univerza v Mariboru: pol stoletja znanja in raziskovanja

    Article • March 2026, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  6. Prison workers in Europe

    Article • November 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  7. Kriminaliteta v slovenskih občinah

    Article • November 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  8. Uvodnik: Odpornost lokalnih skupnosti – pogled Organizacije združenih narodov

    Article • November 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  9. Varnost študentov Univerze v Mariboru

    Article • November 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  10. Značilnosti kriminalitete v Mestni občini Maribor

    Article • November 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  11. Trajnostna rast Univerze v Mariboru: s kakovostjo, inovativnostjo in konkurenčnostjo v varno prihodnost

    Article • September 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  12. Univerza v Mariboru: pol stoletja znanja in raziskovanja

    Article • September 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  13. Crime propensity and lifestyle risk: The interplay of personal morality and self-control ability in determining the significance of criminogenic exposure

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, July 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  14. Police officers’ self-legitimacy and support for community policing

    Article • Police Practice and Research, May 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  15. Legitimacy and Order in Prisons: Slovenian Experience

    Article • January 2025, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  16. Competencies and Training of Prison Staff: Similarities and Differences Between Groups of Prison Workers in Slovenia

    Article • December 2024, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  17. Namesto uvodnika: programska skupina Varnost v lokalnih skupnostih (2019‒2024) – mednarodni in nacionalni znanstveni in profesionalni vpliv

    Article • November 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  18. Pilotska študija o preventivnih ukrepih zoper kriminaliteto v Kočevju in Beli krajini – primerjava med romskim in drugim lokalnim prebivalstvom

    Article • November 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  19. The heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on crime across the world

    Article • Crime Science, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  20. Comparing Rural and Urban Juvenile Delinquency in Slovenia: Testing for Situational Action Theory

    Article • Victims & Offenders, August 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  21. Self-legitimacy of prison workers: A comparative study in Slovenian prisons

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, July 2024, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  22. Demographic Variations in Self-Reported Delinquency and Victimisation amongst Juveniles in Ljubljana

    Article • July 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  23. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Article • July 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  24. Legitimacy and relations in Slovene prisons: views of female and male prisoners

    Article • July 2024, Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  25. Raziskovanje na področju varnosti v lokalnih skupnostih

    Article • June 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  26. Ruralna kriminologija in varnost v lokalnih skupnostih – slovenske perspektive

    Article • June 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  27. Samozaznava legitimnosti policistov: Longitudinalna študija v Sloveniji

    Article • June 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  28. Guest editorial: Rural policing in contemporary society

    Article • Policing An International Journal, June 2024, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  29. Policijsko delo v skupnosti in partnersko zagotavljanje varnosti v lokalnih skupnostih

    Article • April 2024, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  30. Police legitimacy in urban, suburban and rural settings: a study in Slovenia

    Article • Policing An International Journal, January 2024, Emerald

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  31. Comparative Criminology and Comparative Criminal Justice in Contemporary Crime and Social Control Research – a Brief Overview

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, June 2023, Brill

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko, Professor Gorazd Mesko

  32. Prestopnišvo in viktimizacija med mladoletniki na Gorenjskem

    Article • January 2023, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  33. Primerjava med študijami o varnosti v lokalnih skupnostih v letih 2011, 2017 in 2022 – perspektive prebivalcev in policistov

    Article • January 2023, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  34. Slovensko podeželje in ekološka kriminaliteta

    Article • January 2023, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  35. From Apparent Unity to Diversity: Penal Policies of (Former) Yugoslav Republics

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, December 2022, De Gruyter

    Marcelo Aebi, Dr. Gorazd Mesko, Professor Gorazd Mesko

  36. Cilji trajnostnega razvoja in programska skupina Varnost v lokalnih skupnostih

    Article • December 2022, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  37. Victims of Farm Crime

    Article • November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  38. Punitiveness in Slovenia: A study of criminal justice students as future practitioners and decision-makers in the criminal justice system

    Article • Archives of Criminology, August 2022, Instytut Nauk Prawnych PAN (Institute of Law Studies PAS)

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  39. Punishment in Slovenia: Seventy Years of Penal Policy Development

    Article • European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko, Professor Gorazd Mesko

  40. Self-legitimacy of police officers in Slovenia

    Article • Policing An International Journal, May 2022, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko, Professor Gorazd Mesko

  41. Analiza pravnih podlag za policijsko delo v skupnosti in pravna odgovornost vodij policijskega okoliša

    Article • November 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  42. Policijsko delo v skupnosti v urbanih in ruralnih okoljih

    Article • November 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  43. Policijsko delo z mladimi

    Article • November 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  44. Reminiscenca o policijskem delu v skupnosti, raziskovanju in razvoju policijskega dela v skupnosti v Sloveniji

    Article • November 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  45. Veliki obeti in spreminjajoči se razvoj policijskega dela v skupnosti

    Article • November 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  46. Special Issue: Crime, Fear of Crime and Environmental Harm in Rural Areas

    Article • International Criminology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Vania Ceccato, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  47. Water Crimes and Governance: The Slovenian Perspective

    Article • International Criminology, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  48. Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe: Perspectives of Rural Safety, Security and Rural Criminology, Book of Abstracts

    Article • August 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  49. Mladoletniško prestopništvo v Sloveniji skozi leta

    Article • July 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  50. Zaznave družbenih procesov, varnostnih težav in policije v urbanih soseskah – primer Ljubljane

    Article • July 2021, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  51. Physical teen dating violence in high school students in Slovenia: Prevalence and correlates

    Article • New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, July 2021, Wiley

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  52. Rural Criminology – A Challenge For the Future

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, March 2020, Brill

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  53. A qualitative study of the selflegitimacy of prison workers in Slovenian prisons

    Article • Penitentiary Science, January 2020, Vologda Institute of Law and Economics of the Federal Penal Service of Russia

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  54. Cybercrime victimization and seeking help

    Article • November 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  55. Theoretical Foundations of Comparative Criminology in a Global Dimension

    Article • Russian Journal of Criminology, October 2019, Baikal State University of Economics and Law

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  56. Social Distance Between Prisoners and Prison Staff

    Article • The Prison Journal, September 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  57. Self-legitimacy and use of force: a quantitative study of prison officers in Slovenia

    Article • International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  58. On Some Aspects of Cybercrime and Cybervictimization

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, August 2018, Brill

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  59. The compensatory effects of inner and outer controls

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, July 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  60. The self-legitimacy of prison staff in Slovenia

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  61. Prisoners’ Perception of Legitimacy of the Prison Staff: A Qualitative Study in Slovene Prisons

    Article • International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, February 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  62. Police Reforms in Slovenia in the Past 25 Years

    Article • Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice, February 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko, Professor Gorazd Mesko

  63. Migration Issues in Slovenia: Beyond the Rhetoric of University-Level Criminology and Crime Prevention Education for Sustainable Development

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  64. The Introductory Presentation of the Results of a Study on Local Safety and Security in Slovenia in 2017

    Article • November 2017, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  65. Crime and Perception of Safety/Security in Urban Neighborhoods

    Article • November 2017, Faculty of Law, University of Maribor

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  66. Police Cooperation in the European Union, Supported by Strengthening the eu Internal Security’s External Dimension

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, March 2017, Brill

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  67. 10 Transformations in Policing

    Article • March 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  68. Policing European Metropolises

    Article • February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  69. Self-Legitimacy, Organisational Commitment and Commitment to Fair Treatment of Prisoners: An Empirical Study of Prison Officers in Slovenia

    Article • European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, January 2017, Brill

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  70. 8 Social Crime Prevention: Concepts, Developments, and Challenges

    Article • January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  71. Factors of fear of crime in urban settings.

    Article • Actual Problems of Economics and Law, November 2016, Tatar Educational Centre Taglimat, Ltd.

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  72. The code of silence and female police officers in Slovenia

    Article • Policing An International Journal, May 2016, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  73. Perception of policing - police officers and citizens.

    Article • Policing & Society, February 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  74. Imprisonments rates and countries with low imprisonments rates - a comparison.

    Article • European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  75. A test of situational action theory in tree countries - self-control and self-reported delinquency.

    Article • Journal of Criminal Justice, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  76. Integrity of police officers - an empirical study.

    Article • Police Practice and Research, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  77. Trust and legitimacy in criminal justice: European Perspectives.

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  78. Integrity of police officers in Slovenia.

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  79. Police Self-Legitimacy, Use of Force, and Pro-organizational Behavior in Slovenia

    Article • November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  80. Assessing Validity of Different Legitimacy Constructs Applying Structural Equation Modeling

    Article • November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  81. Legitimacy of Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Results from a Cross-National Law Student Survey

    Article • November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  82. Policing in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  83. History of Green Criminology

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  84. Police and Prosecutorial Cooperation in Responding to Transnational Crime

    Article • January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  85. International Instruments on Cooperation in Responding to Transnational Crime

    Article • January 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  86. Prevention of Corruption: Slovenian Perspective

    Article • October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Bojan Dobovsek, Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  87. Is the Effect of Perceived Deterrence on Juvenile Offending Contingent on the Level of Self-Control? Results from Three Countries

    Article • The British Journal of Criminology, September 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  88. Compliance with the Law in Slovenia: The Role of Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy

    Article • European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  89. Urban security management in the capitals of the former Yugoslav republics

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, April 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  90. Slovenia

    Article • March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  91. Editors’ introduction

    Article • Crime Law and Social Change, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  92. Environmental crime and green criminology in South Eastern Europe—practice and research

    Article • Crime Law and Social Change, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Bojan Dobovsek, Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  93. Handbook on Policing in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  94. Recent Developments of Policing in Slovenia

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  95. Introduction to Handbook on Policing in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  96. Crime, criminal justice and criminology in Slovenia

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, May 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  97. Introduction

    Article • The Prison Journal, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  98. A Concise Overview of Penology and Penal Practice in Slovenia

    Article • The Prison Journal, October 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  99. Cybercrime: Awareness and Fear: Slovenian Perspectives

    Article • September 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  100. Organizational factors, environmental climate, and job satisfaction among police in Slovenia

    Article • European Journal of Criminology, March 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  101. International Waste Trafficking: Preliminary Explorations

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  102. Situational Crime-Prevention Measures to Environmental Threats

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  103. Understanding and Managing Threats to the Environment in South Eastern Europe

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  104. Introduction to Understanding and Managing Threats to the Environment in South Eastern Europe

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  105. Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food for Public Health Protection

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  106. Slovenian police officers' attitudes towards contemporary security threats and punishment

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  107. Police and private security in Slovenia

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  108. Guest editorial

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  109. An assessment of the cooperation of governmental agencies with the criminal investigation department in criminal investigations

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  110. Common Sense Police Supervision: Practical Tips for the First‐Line Leader

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  111. Post‐conflict private policing: experiences from several former Yugoslav countries

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  112. Qualitative approach to the research into the parameters of human security in the community

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  113. Shifting cultures: managerialism and the rise of “performance”

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  114. The Croatian police, police integrity, and transition toward democratic policing

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  115. Understanding diversity in policing: Serbian perspectives

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  116. Chinese Policing20091Kam C. Wong. Chinese Policing. New York, NY: Peter Lang 2009. 263 pp., ISBN: 978‐1‐4331‐0017‐8 US$99.95 (hardback)

    Article • Policing An International Journal, August 2009, Emerald

    Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  117. Measuring Organized Crime in Slovenia

    Article • Problems of Post-Communism, March 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Bojan Dobovsek, Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  118. Procedural justice, legitimacy, and prisoner misconduct

    Article • Psychology Crime and Law, January 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  119. Fear of crime in two post-socialist capital cities – Ljubljana, Slovenia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Article • Journal of Criminal Justice, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  120. Informal Networks in Slovenia: A Blessing or a Curse?

    Article • Problems of Post-Communism, March 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Bojan Dobovsek, Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  121. Superhighway Robbery – Preventing E-Commerce Crime

    Article • Crime Prevention and Community Safety, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  122. The contribution of local safety councils to local responsibility in crime prevention and provision of safety

    Article • Policing An International Journal, June 2005, Emerald

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  123. Research on violence in Slovenia

    Article • International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  124. A book review on

    Article • International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, September 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  125. Gorazd Meško: Osnove preprečevanja kriminalitete, Visoka policijsko varnostna šola, Ljubljana, 2002

    Article • Temida, January 2003, National Library of Serbia

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  126. A Letter from Slovenia: Recent Trends in Crime Prevention

    Article • Crime Prevention and Community Safety, October 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko

  127. Green issues in South-Eastern Europe

    Article • Taylor & Francis

    Professor Gorazd Mesko, Dr. Gorazd Mesko