Organizational structure, functions and role of the security system in the process of dealing with security risks and threats in the Republic of Macedonia

AuthorIce Ilijevski - Zlate Dimovski - Kire Babanoski
PositionUniversity 'St. Kliment Ohridski', Skopje
Pages105-119
ISSN 2410-3918
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania
Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences Vol. 2 No. 1
March 2016
Organizational structure, functions and role of the security system in the
process of dealing with security risks and threats in the Republic of
Macedonia
Ice Ilijevski
University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Skopje
Zlate Dimovski
University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Skopje
Kire Babanoski
University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Skopje
Abstract
Main object of this paper is to present the organizational structure and the function of the
security system of the Republic of Macedonia by the regulatory authorities. The security
institutions, whose primary purpose is to cope with all sorts of threats and risks, need to be
properly interconnected and the cooperation should be on a high level. The security system is
a reflection of the characteristics of the state and should be functional, professional and based
on law.
The purpose of this paper is to present the employees’ authorities, their powers and
responsibilities in the security institutions, as well as determining their weaknesses and
shortcomings, through the structure of the security system of the Republic of Macedonia. For
this purpose, state security bodies will be considered, private security agencies and other
bodies.
Special importance will be given to the results of the conducted empirical research for the
level of functionality of the security institutions in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as the
types of risks and threats for the safety and stability of the Macedonian citizens.
Keywords: security system, organization, structure, function, risks, threats, institutions, Republic
of Macedonia.
Introduction
The security system of every country in the world consists of institutions, organs and
bodies responsible for establishing and maintaining the security, the stability and the
balance in the society, as well as a legal framework and function which is determined
by the current economic-political relation. The subjects within the security system
are given numerous and varied powers for keeping the security in the country, for
which they have a proper accountability. The security system will be strong and
efficient only if the army, police and the intelligence service work fully in function of
the framework of the democratic system of the civic control and surveillance that
secure the responsibility, accountability and transparency. A professional security
system understands the right relations and the responsibility toward the society as a
whole and not only its military, policy and intelligence duties and obligations. The

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