DIGITALNI VIGILANTIZAM: ANALIZA INTERNETSKE PRAVDE, ETICKIH IZAZOVA I ULOGE DRUSTVENIH MEDIJA /DIGITAL VIGILANTISM: EXAMINING ONLINE JUSTICE, ETHICAL CHALLENGES, AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Kriminalitet se u povijesti javljao u razlicitim oblicima i opsezima, a jedan od posebnijih oblika je tzv., vigilantizam. U tradicionalnom smislu vigilantizam oznacava prisvajanje odluke pojedinaca i/ili grupa o izvrsavanju pravde u situacijama kada se percipira kako formalne institucije zaduzene za te aktivnosti nisu reagirale kako treba ili nisu reagirale uopce (Brown, 1975). S pojavom novih tehnologija, posebice interneta, vigilantizam je poprimio i svoj digitalni oblik--digitalni vigilantizam. Iako se osnovna osobina ovih pojava, izvrsavanje pravde kada ona nije percipirano zadovoljena, uzroci, motivi, metodologije i pojavni oblici digitalnog vigilantizma se zbog mogucnosti digitalnih tehnologija sve vise razlikuju od vigilantizma. Stoga je svrha ovog rada dati pregled dosadasnjih saznanja o osobitostima digitalnog vigilantizma te problematici koja se veze uz ovu pojavu. Kljucne rijeci: kriminologija, vigilantizam, digitalni vigilantizam, cyber kriminalitet Crime has emerged in various forms and contexts throughout history, and one of the more specialised forms is so-called vigilantism. In the traditional sense, vigilantism is the appropriation of the decision by individuals and/or groups to pursue justice in situations where it is felt that the formal institutions responsible for these activities have not responded properly or at all (Brown, 1975). With the advent of new technologies, especially the Internet, vigilantism has taken on a digital form - digital vigilantism. Although the basic characteristic of these phenomena is the execution of justice when it is not perceived to be fulfilled, the causes, motives, methods, and manifestations of digital vigilantism increasingly differ from traditional vigilantism due to the possibilities offered by digital technologies. The aim of this study is therefore to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge about the particularities of digital vigilantism and the issues associated with this phenomenon. Keywords: criminology, vigilantism, digital vigilante justice, cybercrime