The Sense of Security of the Residents of the Borderland of Cieszyn Silesia Based on the Example of the City of Czech Cieszyn

• Authors: Mika, Janusz

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses the issue of the sense of public security of the residents of the borderland of Cieszyn Silesia based on the example of Czech Cieszyn, a border city. Supported by research, it also presents an evaluation of police work in the city’s communities. The research was conducted in Czech Cieszyn in 2017. The research shows the current state of security and the sense of the security of the city’s inhabitants. The research mainly focuses on the level of security of Czech Cieszyn’s residents and communities occupying the borderlands of Cieszyn Silesia and the evaluation of the image of the Police of the Czech Republic. The research has adopted the diagnostic poll method in the form of a survey for which a questionnaire has been created. The analysis of the research outcome allows peculiar correlations to be identified, such as sex, age, education level, professional activity etc., time of day, the sense of security in each city quarter. The research indicates the presence of an optimistic trend of a rather high, subjectively experienced sense of security of the city’s residents. Since the citizens’ sense of security is largely dependent on the visible uniformed presence of the police patrolling the city, the research also includes the issue of the society’s satisfaction with local police service. The interviewees graded the competence, courteousness and communication skills of the officers along with their willingness to assist the residents. In general, the officers’ performance is good according to the community of Czech Cieszyn. The article ends with a conclusion along with a positive statement that the city council and the police have undertaken and have been already taking action to prevent the most undesirable threats.

Keywords

EN

esearch; police; border; city council; crime

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
• Journal: Internal Security
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 9(2)
• Pages: 201-213

Dates

published

2018-07-04

Contributors

author

Mika, Janusz

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.1713