Professional paper
The Significance of Strategic Documents in the Proactive Mode of Work with Special Emphasis on Terrorism
Sonja Raguž
; Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb
Ana-Marija Horjan
; Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb
Krešimir Mamić
; Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske, Zagreb
Abstract
The proactive action of the police as one of the fundamental mechanisms of response to the modern security threats is a move from the traditional reactive model of police action based on a broad understanding of the police as an exclusively repressive body. The development of proactive models of police action involves the application of scientific and
professional methodologies of work planning and programming as well as the application of theoretical and practical achievements of the scientific
disciplines of criminology, criminology, sociology, psychology and numerous other sciences as well as practical lessons important for the organization of policing.
The development of new forms of security threats, especially those that accompany the social,
technological, information and communication development of the modern era, shift the focus of police from traditional reactive models to modern proactive models. Terrorism is certainly one of the highest security threats that requires the use of proactive police mechanisms. Proactive action by the police, unlike reactive, requires careful planning of activities involving the inclusion of numerous social factors. Planning the activities in the proactive part of the police action spectrum, especially due to the horizontal approach of numerous factors, requires the establishment of clear guidelines through strategic and operational documents in order to guarantee their viability.
Keywords
proactive police work; strategic documents; terrorism
Hrčak ID:
222690
URI
Publication date:
10.5.2018.
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