Assistant Professor Predrag Popović, PhD

Assistant Professor

Scientific Field: Criminalistic Tactics, Methodics, and Operations

 

Office: 127

Email: predrag.popovic@fbn.unibl.org

Phone: 051/333-614

 

 

Courses:

First Cycle Academic Studies (Undergraduate):

  • Criminalistic Methodics
  • Criminalistic Operations
  • Criminalistics 

Second Cycle Academic Studies (Master’s):

  • Criminalistic-Psychological Profiling

 

Biography:

Predrag (Draško) Popović was born on December 8, 1984, in Banja Luka. He completed elementary and high school in Kneževo. Attending the “Jovan Dučić” High School Center in Kneževo, he obtained a diploma as a Commercial Technician and was named the Valedictorian (Student of the Generation).

Education: After high school, he enrolled at the College of Internal Affairs in Banja Luka, graduating on June 2, 2007, with a GPA of 8.08, acquiring the title of Graduate Jurist of Internal Affairs. On November 5, 2009, he completed specialist studies in Crisis Management at the Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, with a GPA of 8.17, acquiring the title of Specialist Vocational Security Manager. He enrolled in master’s studies at the Faculty of Law in Pale in the 2008/09 academic year, defending his master’s thesis titled “The Criminal Offense of Aggravated Theft in the Criminal Law of Republika Srpska” on June 18, 2015. In the 2015/16 academic year, he enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Kragujevac. He defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Strategic and Legal Aspects of Terrorism Control with Special Reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina” on May 8, 2021.

Professional Career: He has been employed since 2007. For the first three years, he worked as a Criminal Investigation Inspector at the Public Security Center Banja Luka. From May 2010, he was employed at the College of Internal Affairs in Banja Luka as a Teaching Assistant for the subjects: Intelligence-Security Operations and Services, Security Systems, and Fundamentals of International Law. He also served as an assistant for General and Security Management and Community Policing. In 2010, he also taught International Criminal Law and Economic Criminalistics at the Faculty of Security and Protection in Banja Luka (Sinergija University, Bijeljina). On April 4, 2013, the University of Banja Luka elected him to the title of Assistant for the scientific field of Security Sciences (subject: Intelligence-Security Operations and Services) for a four-year term. following the transformation of the College of Internal Affairs into the Faculty of Security Sciences, he worked for six months at the Police Training Administration. On September 28, 2017, he established a permanent employment relationship at the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Security Sciences, where he was elected to the title of Senior Teaching Assistant for the scientific field of Criminalistic Tactics. On July 7, 2022, he was elected to the title of Assistant Professor (Docent) for the scientific field of Criminalistic Tactics, Methodics, and Operations. He teaches Criminalistic Methodics and Criminalistic Operations at the undergraduate level, and Criminalistic-Psychological Profiling at the master’s level. In the 2024/25 academic year, he is also engaged at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka, teaching Criminalistics.

Other Activities: He has participated in numerous seminars, trainings, round tables, and scientific-professional gatherings of domestic and international significance, publishing a large number of scientific and professional papers in the fields of security, criminalistics, criminology, and criminal law. He has participated in several projects and served on various commissions and working groups. Since 2023, he has been the Security Commissioner for FK BSK (Football Club) Banja Luka, and since 2025, he has been a member of the Cultural and Artistic Society “Mladost” Zalužani. He is married and a father of two children.

Bibliography (Selected):

Monographs:

  • Popović, P. (2023). Strategy in Terrorism Control with Reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Faculty of Security Sciences, Banja Luka.
  • Papers (Selected Titles Translated):
  • Popović, P., Gajić, M. (2010). The Role of Political Parties in Preventing and Combating Corruption. Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P., Gajić, M. (2011). Global Danger of Terrorism and Most Famous Terrorist Organizations. Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P., et al. (2011). Fights as a Form of Violence in the Mrkonjić Grad Station Area (2006-2010). Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P., Miladinović, A. (2014). Criminological-Criminalistic Characteristics of Environmental Crime. Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P. (2014). The Criminal Offense of Robbery as a Traditional Form of Violent Crime in Republika Srpska.
  • Popović, P., Vujić, D. (2015). Theft Committed Out of Hatred with Reference to Republika Srpska – Problems in Practice. Sarajevo.
  • Popović, P., Vujić, D. (2015). The victims of blood revenge: A special kind of ruthless revenge. Ohrid.
  • Popović, P., Šetka, G. (2018). Cooperation of Different Lines of Work in the Police of Republika Srpska Regarding Terrorism Prevention. Bijeljina.
  • Popović, P., Guska, G. (2019). Historical Development of Aggravated Theft Incrimination in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia (12th to mid-19th Century). Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P. (2020). Strategic, Legal, and Institutional Approach of Serbia in the Fight Against Terrorism. Journal of Security and Criminalistics.
  • Popović, P., Stupar, D. (2021). The Relationship of Terrorism to Violent Crime, Organized Crime, and Corruption as a Subject of Criminalistic Study. Journal of Security and Criminalistics.
  • Popović, P., Stupar, D. (2022). The Role of Criminal Profiling in Finding Perpetrators of Criminal Offenses. Banja Luka.
  • Popović, P., Đurđević, Z., Šetka, G. (2022). The Necessity of Criminal Control of Foreign Fighters. Belgrade.
  • Popović, P., Simonović, B. (2023). The Role of the Internet in the Process of Muslims Radicalization in the Western Balkans. NBP. Journal of Criminalistics and Law.
  • Popović, P., Šetka, G. (2024). Preventive Activity of Criminal Police Aimed at Controlling and Preventing Terrorism. Sociological Discourse.
  • Popović, P., Vrućinić, Ž. (2025). Domestic Violence Offense – Detection, Clarification, and Proving. Sociological Discourse.

Conferences, Seminars, and Trainings (Selected):

  • Combating Terrorism – International Standards and Legal Regulations, Banja Luka (2011).
  • Combating Cyber Terrorism, MUP RS and TAIEX, Banja Luka (2012).
  • Peer Violence (Etiology, Phenomenology, Prevention), Banja Luka (2012, 2013).
  • Program Management in Counter-Terrorism, US State Department, Sarajevo (2014).
  • Community Policing – Instructor Training, ICITAP, Banja Luka (2017).
  • Protection of Classified Information, Police Training Administration, Banja Luka (2017).
  • Modern Security Challenges and Threats, Faculty of Security Sciences, Banja Luka (2022, 2023).
  • Use of Gender-Sensitive Language, Workshop, Banja Luka (2023).

Projects:

  • Corruption in Republika Srpska, MUP RS (2011).
  • Peer Violence, MUP RS (2012).
  • Protection and Rescue in Emergency Situations with Special Focus on the Role of Police, MUP RS (2013).
  • Socialization with Law, PH International, Faculty of Security Sciences (2021).

Commissions and Working Groups (Selected):

  • Commission for Accreditation Documents of the College of Internal Affairs.
  • Working Group for Bylaws of the Law on Security of Persons and Property and Private Detective Agencies.
  • Commission for Professional Exams for Physical and Technical Security and Private Detectives.
  • Editorial Board Member and Executive Editor of the Journal of Security and Criminalistics (2022).
  • Team for Gender Equality Analysis at the Faculty of Security Sciences.
  • Commission for Defense of Master’s Thesis on Crisis Communication in Natural Disasters (2024).