Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic

<p>The paper examines the current trends of national police forces as they increasingly often pull back from their positions, and the consequences which many municipal councils in the Czech Republic are now facing. In the last couple of years, some municipalities chose relatively unconventiona...

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Main Author: Oldřich Krulík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Central European Journal of Public Policy
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Online Access:http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/205
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description <p>The paper examines the current trends of national police forces as they increasingly often pull back from their positions, and the consequences which many municipal councils in the Czech Republic are now facing. In the last couple of years, some municipalities chose relatively unconventional ways to deal with increased levels of crime and other forms of antisocial behaviour on their territories. This created space – for example – for signing public agreements with other municipalities, hiring private security companies to perform the role of municipal police or various forms of sponsoring the Police of the Czech Republic.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-75c8ad13a96f4e51b054a71ddc88b3e22022-12-21T23:15:08ZengSciendoCentral European Journal of Public Policy1802-48662014-12-0182829990Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech RepublicOldřich Krulík0Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague<p>The paper examines the current trends of national police forces as they increasingly often pull back from their positions, and the consequences which many municipal councils in the Czech Republic are now facing. In the last couple of years, some municipalities chose relatively unconventional ways to deal with increased levels of crime and other forms of antisocial behaviour on their territories. This created space – for example – for signing public agreements with other municipalities, hiring private security companies to perform the role of municipal police or various forms of sponsoring the Police of the Czech Republic.</p>http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/205Local policing, municipality, privatization of security, municipal police, funding, austerity measures
spellingShingle Oldřich Krulík
Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
Central European Journal of Public Policy
Local policing, municipality, privatization of security, municipal police, funding, austerity measures
title Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
title_full Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
title_fullStr Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
title_full_unstemmed Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
title_short Current Trends in Local Policing Provision in the Czech Republic
title_sort current trends in local policing provision in the czech republic
topic Local policing, municipality, privatization of security, municipal police, funding, austerity measures
url http://cejpp.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/205
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