IMPACTS OF ORGANISED CRIME ON CITIZENS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Keywords:
organised crime, national security, citizensAbstract
Purpose
Assuming that we are living in a very risky society with a growing number of increasingly fluid and diverse security risks, we base our study on a contemporary theoretical framework in which today's risks are considered as a societal and security problem. Above all, we were determined to assess whether we encounter the basic features of security risks typical of globalised and postmodern societies in the context of the conditions of today's society and the setup of the state and its security agencies. Today, security risks represent the predominant topic in our discussions on security.
Design/Methods/Approach
The study at hand aims to determine the security risks that North Macedonia's society and state are facing today. Assuming that we are living in a very risky society with a growing number of increasingly fluid and diverse security risks, we refer to a contemporary theoretical basis in which today's risks are considered as a societal and security problem. Above all, we were determined to assess whether we encounter the basic features of security risks typical of globalised and postmodern societies in the context of the conditions of today's society and the setup of the state and its security agencies.
Findings
To the question in what kind of society we live today regarding the number and type of security risks, more than two thirds (70%) of the respondents chose the option "in a society with greater security risks", i.e. a risk society, 19% chose the option "in a society with the same or similar security risks as before", and 11% "in a society with less security risks than before".
Originality/Value
The aim of the research project is to gain valid scientific insight concerning the existing security risks and their types, as well as prevention, management and assessment of security risks, based on an analysis of the current opinions and positions of the expert community. The survey results as well as the entire scientific research project will not only benefit security scholars, but also policy makers and managers at the security institutions of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The object of this research is to determine the character of security risks in North Macedonia's society and state today in the context of the changes in security risks under the conditions of globalisation and postmodern societies.
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