Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (SUAV) in Police Work

Authors

  • Jovan M. Petrović Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Serbia Author
  • Vanja N. Glišin Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade, Serbia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/fb_ijcss.2025.1.2.20

Keywords:

sUAV, drones, police, artificial intelligence, police technical equipment

Abstract

The technical and technological revolution and the development of artificial intelligence are accelerating the development of technical means, both those used for military, civilian, and police purposes. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV) have become a modern means of warfare in world hotspots in just a few years, while domestically, the police forces of developed countries have recognized the potential for their application within the framework of their operational duties and tasks. Many police operational duties and tasks can be performed more effectively or efficiently with sUAVs. Taking all of the above into account, this paper aims to present the potential of sUAVs for police work using a descriptive-analytical approach. The scientific justification of the theoretical study of this topic is reflected in the topicality and the need to expand scientific knowledge about the subject of research. The authors collected data through a qualitative analysis of existing literature on the use of sUAVs by police forces in developed countries and on positive examples of their use. The limitation of this research is reflected in the analysis of the possibility of using sUAVs only within specific police organizational units. It encourages other researchers to approach this topic in a multidisciplinary manner to more fully and comprehensively analyze the needs for the use of sUAVs in the work of the police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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Author Biographies

  • Jovan M. Petrović, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Serbia

    University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies MA degree and PhD Student. Head of the Criminal Investigative Analytics Unit in Zrenjanin PD. Former Detective Inspector for Homicide and Sexual Offenses in Zrenjanin PD and Trainer at Basic Police Training Centre in Sremska Kamenica in a rank of Captain. 

  • Vanja N. Glišin, Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade, Serbia

    Vanja Glišin, PhD is a Research Associate at the Institute for Political Studies. He is attending doctoral studies in political science at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade. His areas of interest are international relations, geopolitics and security. He has published over 20 papers and two scientific monographs: "Balkan Geopolitical Paradigm" and "Contemporary International Relations and Geopolitics" (co-author). Glišin was an associate in the organization of the international scientific conference "Security Culture: Migrant Crises, Situation, Perspectives, Risks" in 2017, he presented at the international scientific conference "Religious and Confessional Identities as Actors of Possible Conflicts in the Balkans and Europe" in 2018, participated in the project "Capacities of the information society for sustainable development in the territory of AP Vojvodina" in 2019, then in the international video conference "Security crises in the 21st century and how to manage them" in 2020. Also, Glišin participated in the scientific conference: "Reasons, experiences and consequences of the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1941 and 1991", he spoke at the scientific conference: "Kosovo and Metohija - security challenge and / or perspective of the Republic of Serbia" in 2021, and International Scientific Conference "History as an Instrument of Geopolitics" in 2022. Glišin was engaged in teaching at the Faculty of European Legal and Political Studies in Novi Sad and at the College of Communications in Belgrade. During 2020/2021. was engaged in a project within the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade as a scholarship holder of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.

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23.12.2025

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies

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Petrović, J., & Glišin, V. (2025). Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (SUAV) in Police Work. International Journal of Contemporary Security Studies, 1(2), 255-268. https://doi.org/10.18485/fb_ijcss.2025.1.2.20

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