Proposals for Legal Solutions Aimed at Increasing the Effectiveness of Specialised Armed Protection Formations in the Area of Implementing Counter-Terrorist Tasks
Proposals for Legal Solutions Aimed at Increasing the Effectiveness of Specialised Armed Protection Formations in the Area of Implementing Counter-Terrorist Tasks

Summary/Abstract: Specialised armed security formations (SUFOs) are an important, though often underestimated, component of terrorist security. They are responsible for securing facilities of particular importance to economic, defence or military interests, which aresubject to mandatory protection. In addition to these areas, SUFOs also protect facilities and equipment that constitute the critical infrastructure of the state, which ensures the efficiency and continuity of its operations. In addition, the private security sectoris present in many public places where large numbers of people gather. Security guards are responsible for securing mass events (matches, concerts) and large-scale commercial facilities, so-called galleries. They are present at railroad stations and airports,protect military units, convoy monetary values and hazardous materials. All the aforementioned objects and the people in themcan be a potential target of a terrorist attack. Hence, when considering the effectiveness of measures taken to prevent and counter such attacks, it is necessary to take into account the private security sector, in which SUFOs have a special role to play. The articleis the result of a research process aimed at determining the need and possibility of introducing legal changes aimed at increasingthe role of SUFOs in providing security, with a view to preventing terrorist threats in Poland.

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