THE POLICE AS THE PRIMARY GUARANTOR OF SECURITY IN THE STATE

Abstract

Security can be understood as one of the most important, or primary, human needs,
and it is closely related to other existential needs. Broadly interpreted, in modern society, it
can be said that the security implies order in society, i.e. a condition in which neither the state
nor its citizens are threatened by any danger. Achieving this condition requires adherence to
applicable laws and regulations, which essentially implies the functioning of the rule of law.
Since man became a conscious being, one of the key needs has been the need for a necessary
level of security. Consequently, since the birth of the state, people began to create specific
services (bodies) entrusted with important tasks of interest to the community (state) and
all its members. The most visible state body tasked with the role of ensuring security is the
police. Therefore, the police were created together with the state and since its inception, they
have been a body of coercion in the hands of the ruling elite, with the goal of maintaining the
concept of public order. Today, the level of security in society is shown statistically, i.e. through
the ratio between the number of crimes and misdemeanours (negative security incidents) and
the number of solved crimes and misdemeanours, i.e. it is reflected in the efficiency of state
bodies responsible for prevention and repression of all negative security phenomena. The
police are one of the most important state bodies for maintaining the necessary level of
security. However, the responsibility for the state of security in the country cannot solely rest
with the police. This responsibility must also extend to other state bodies, especially to those
responsible for dealing with cases referred to them by the police.