scholarly journals Counter-terrorism Units of the Police Force of Slovak Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Jacek Dworzecki ◽  
Izabela Nowicka
Keyword(s):  
Organized Crime ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Police Force ◽  
First Line ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Form Part ◽  
Terrorist Networks

This study has been dedicated to counter-terrorism forces which form part of the Police Force. Its officers deal with physical neutralisation of terror threats and they take part in fighting against organised crimes on the Slovak Republic territory. The material also addresses the issue of special use of firearms by operators and police sharpshooters who perform their daily duty in specialized counter-terrorism units. The study has been prepared within the framework of the realization of international scientific and research project implemented under the Horizon 2020-FCT-2015 operational programme, No: 700688, entitled: Understand the Dimensions of Organized Crime and Terrorist. Networks for Developing Effective and Efficient Security Solutions for First-Line-Practitioners and Professionals.

Fighting Against Organized Crime With the Use of Agent Provocateur. The Experience of Slovak Republic. Outline of Issues

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Jacek Dworzecki ◽  
Štefan KOČAN
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Specific Kind ◽  
First Line ◽  
Single Term ◽  
The World ◽  
Penal Order ◽  
Secret Agent

In subject literature devoted to police formations in various countries, we can find a lot of terms describing essentially the same institution concerning the police officer’s secret actions — “undercover”, the so called “police agent”. In the legal and penal order of many countries the terminology concerning the police agent’s institution has not been standardized until now, no single term covering this issue has been elaborated so far. The most frequent terms that may be encountered are: “secret investigative agent“, “secret police officer“, “undercover agent“, “covert“ or “secret agent“. Not only are we dealing with a situation in which in practice there is no one international and universal term describing this issue, but also in majority of European countries there are various determinants and criteria enabling the practical use of this “tool, designated for the fight against criminality. The factors that affect it include, for example: the implications provided to law enforcement authorities by domestic and international activities of organized crimes which, in turn, forces us to identify and define emerging threats and to modify and adjust practical actions concerning the police, prosecutor’s office and courts in their fight with this specific kind of criminal activity. For this reason, we may be able to find various doctrines concerning the procedure of using the institution of the police agent’ in the fight against criminality all over the world. The article has been prepared as part of theresearch project called “Understand the Dimensions of Organized Crime and Terrorist Networks for Developing Effective and Efficient Security Solutions for First-line-practitioners and Professionals” (Project: TAKEDOWN, H2020-FCT-2015, No.: 700688).

Analysis of ESP in the Context of Rapid Border Teams

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-259
Author(s):  
Iveta Nováková
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Police Force ◽  
English For Specific Purposes ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Police Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Language Content

The study outlines current migration situation which has contributed to the establishment of rapid border teams in EU member states. In the theoretical part, the author identifies key migration terms along with ESP (English for Specific Purposes) for the needs of newly created police unit. The practical part analyses Regulation of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic on Foreign Police Unit No. 37/2017 and a new Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard. On the basis of an international research carried out at the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava “Language Modules for Selected Police Services” (No. 165) the author identifies the language content syllabus for specific language training of rapid border teams to be deployed in Frontex joint operations.

scholarly journals THE OPTIMIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES OF A MUNICIPAL POLICE

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 266-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Kubás ◽  
Viktor Šoltés ◽  
Zuzana Štofková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Secure Environment ◽  
Municipal Police ◽  
Local Budget

Public administration in Slovakia is organized on three levels, one of which is self-government. A local self-administration is defined as a territorial self-government, which is lower on the hierarchy than a regional government. In the Republics of Slovak and Czech, local self-government consists of municipals of privileged entities or incorporations that are attempting to achieve the most secure environment for their citizens. Obtaining this status is possible with a sufficient local budget to form and use services of municipal police. The municipal police force is a disciplinary unit within an area of its territory. In study is the possibility of improving the municipal police of the Slovak Republic. To identify limitations, the Slovak municipal police force is compared with that of another nation exercising activities under similar conditions. For this purpose, the municipal police force of the Czech Republic is compared with that of the Slovak Republic using various indicators. The results show several weaknesses of the municipal police force of Slovak Republic and recommendations are provided to improve its effectiveness.

From Neighbourhood to National Security

2020 ◽  
pp. 172-195
Author(s):  
Martin Innes ◽  
Colin Roberts ◽  
Trudy Lowe ◽  
Helen Innes
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
National Security ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Empirical Case Studies ◽  
Community Intelligence

This chapter explores how developments in Neighbourhood Policing articulate with other aspects of the police function. In particular, it examines the ways in which Neighbourhood Policing type approaches have influenced attempts to tackle serious and organized crime, and the evolution of the Prevent strand of the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism programme. The channels of communication afforded by the Neighbourhood Policing model afford a unique opportunity to access and acquire community intelligence, which might otherwise be difficult for police to acquire by more traditional or covert methods. Informed by this focus, the chapter goes on to explore the concept of the co-production of social control, utilizing empirical case studies to illustrate how a more ‘blended policing’ approach from neighbourhood officers can lend itself to supporting interventions directed towards broader risks and threats.

Role of EU and National Legislation in Shaping Communication in Police Detention Centres

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
Iveta Nováková
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
Police Detention ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Third Country Nationals

The study is devoted to a discussion on selected issues relating to the EU and national legislation which determine the process of the mainstream communication with third-country nationals in the Police Detention Centres. The study is a part of the ongoing research project of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava and the Bureau of the Border and Foreign Police of the Presidium of the Police Force, Slovakia titled Intercultural Communication with third-country nationals in the Police Detention Centres. The research attempts to find the answer to the following question: What means of intercultural communication (verbal and non-verbal) do police officers use with third-country nationals for mutual understanding, avoiding conflicts and correct adherence to human rights? Following the findings of the intermediate legislative and applied research, the author points out the main reasons which lead to certain difficulties in performing understandable communication in the Police Detention Centres such as loopholes in the EU legislation, non-conformity of the EU and national legislation in using the state (national) vs foreign language in official service communication with third-country nationals whose stay is unauthorised in the territory of the Slovak Republic, and in the EU and the Schengen Area, and their residence or entry into the Schengen Area is detected as irregular and subsequently clarified, with respective accountability.

South Asian Organized Crime and Terrorist Networks

Orbis ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rollie Lal
Keyword(s):  
South Asian ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
Terrorist Networks

scholarly journals The European Nuclear Experimental Educational Platform – ENEEP: Progress, Prospects and Remote Education Capabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 253 ◽  
pp. 10002
Author(s):  
Vladimir Radulović ◽  
Anže Jazbec ◽  
Luka Snoj ◽  
Ján Haščik ◽  
Branislav Vrban ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Reactor Physics ◽  
Remote Education ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Stefan Institute ◽  
European Nuclear

The European Nuclear Experimental Educational Platform – ENEEP is currently being established by five European educational and research organizations in the framework of a Horizon 2020 project, initiated in 2019. The ENEEP partner institutions are the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI, Slovenia), the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU, Slovak Republic), the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, Czech Republic), Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien, Austria) and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME, Hungary). ENEEP is intended as an open educational platform, offering experimental hands-on education activities at the ENEEP partner facilities. ENEEP education activities will be offered in different formats (group and individual) and are targeted at university students at all educational levels and young professionals in the nuclear field. This paper gives an overview of the ENEEP project activities and the progress achieved thus far, highlighting the experimental capabilities which will be offered. In the first implementation phase, ENEEP will be based on a comprehensive set of experiments comprising the basics in Reactor Physics and Nuclear Engineering curricula, as well as more specific experiments focusing on particular aspects – investigated phenomena, types and working principles of detectors, etc. Subsequently, novel education activities will be introduced and implemented in ENEEP, following scientific development in nuclear science and technology and nuclear instrumentation detectors, stemming from research activities. Attention will be devoted to the development and optimization of remote education capabilities at the ENEEP partner institutions, of particular relevance during the current Covid-19 pandemic, which is responsible for major changes in education activities worldwide.

scholarly journals Evidence on User-Led Innovation in Diabetes Technology (The OPEN Project): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

10.2196/15368 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e15368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane O'Donnell ◽  
Dana Lewis ◽  
María Marchante Fernández ◽  
Mandy Wäldchen ◽  
Bryan Cleal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Artificial Pancreas ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Open Project ◽  
Do It Yourself

Background Digital innovations in health care have traditionally followed a top-down pathway, with manufacturers leading the design and production of technology-enabled solutions and those living with chronic conditions involved only as passive recipients of the end product. However, user-driven open-source initiatives in health care are becoming increasingly popular. An example is the growing movement of people with diabetes, who create their own “Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas Systems” (DIYAPS). Objective The overall aim of this study is to establish the empirical evidence base for the clinical effectiveness and quality-of-life benefits of DIYAPS and identify the challenges and possible solutions to enable their wider diffusion. Methods A research program comprising 5 work packages will examine the outcomes and potential for scaling up DIYAPS solutions. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies will be used to examine clinical and self-reported outcome measures of DIYAPS users. The majority of members of the research team live with type 1 diabetes and are active DIYAPS users, making Outcomes of Patients’ Evidence With Novel, Do-It-Yourself Artificial Pancreas Technology (OPEN) a unique, user-driven research project. Results This project has received funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Research and Innovation Staff Exchange. Researchers with both academic and nonacademic backgrounds have been recruited to formulate research questions, drive the research process, and disseminate ongoing findings back to the DIYAPS community and other stakeholders. Conclusions The OPEN project is unique in that it is a truly patient- and user-led research project, which brings together an international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research group, comprising health care professionals, technical developers, biomedical and social scientists, the majority of whom are also living with diabetes. Thus, it directly addresses the core research and user needs of the DIYAPS movement. As a new model of cooperation, it will highlight how researchers in academia, industry, and the patient community can create patient-centric innovation and reduce disease burden together. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/15368

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document