Comparative Overview of Legislation Governing Private Security in the EU
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private security, private security industry, private security sector legislative, harmonisation, European UnionAbstract
This article represent an critical overview of the legislative that govern private security sector in EU member countries and some of candidate countries. Private security sector became integral part of overall security in every European country. In this respect, examing the role of private security in overall security in Europe is a way of lookingafter the everyday security of European citizens.
Private security firms are being called upon more and more to assist states in providing this protection and, at the same time, creating new wealth in the form of jobs and businesses.
The private security sector is expanding across the European Union: it represents 1,7 million jobs, 50,000 companies and annual revenue of €15 billion. With the expansion of the Union to include Eastern Europe, demands for security services will rapidly grow. One of the preconditions to fulfil those demands is to harmonise national legislation governing private security. This article is an attempt to launch an inventory of the information which could be helpful to those state authorities that will start working on Serbian private security law.
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Confederation of European Security Services. (2006). A comparative overview of legislation governing the private security industry in the European Union - Final report. Brussels.
Institut National des Hautes Études de Sécurité. (2008). La participation de la sécurité privée à la sécurité générale en Europe. Paris.
Kesetović, Z., & Davidović, D. (2007). Policing in Serbia: Challenges and developments. U G. Meško & B. Dobovšek (Ur.), Policing in emerging democracies: Critical reflections. Univerza v Mariboru.
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