PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC TASKS - MUTUAL RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE POLISH EXPERIENCES THE FIELD OF SAFETY AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Threats aimed at the security of the state comprise an open set. Unfortunately, it is not at all times possible to effectively prevent them. Therefore, efforts to counteract them and to minimize the consequences of their occurrence have always been undertaken, an effect of which is the analysis, assessment, monitoring and forecasting. The extent of said endeavors is as vast as a catalogue of researched phenomena. Because of its competences, the main tasks for the active operating of the state concerning ensuring an accepted by the society level of safety would be undertaken by the government administration. Implementation of tasks in this area reflects, without a doubt, the subordinate role of abovementioned administration regarding the beneficiary of all of its activities, that is the society. Over the years, the views on the nature, function and purpose of the public administration have changed. What reflects these changes is the opinion of experts in the field of administration and security, who, in their researches, attempt to determine the competences of the public administration and public tasks in the context of the safety of the state.