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

• Author: Ice Ilijevski - Zlate Dimovski - Kire Babanoski
• Position: University 'St. Kliment Ohridski', Skopje
• Pages: 105-119

ISSN 2410-3918

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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