Retos de la seguridad pública en España

Abstract

This issue of the Journal of International Security Studies discusses the current challenges of public security in Spain. It does so from the point of view of threats, but also from the point of view of institutions, particularly the police. Perhaps the main contribution of the monograph is that its contributions, first, look at the European context by offering a comparative perspective and, second, focus on some of the important current debates in the police and criminological literature. Each contribution is signed by renowned scholars in their field of expertise. It is a selection of six articles that start with an initial portrait of what public safety culture is like in Europe. This background overview is followed by contributions on the current challenges posed by three types of complex crime: economically motivated organised crime, terrorism, and cybercrime. These forms of crime are decisive for the immediate future of collective security. The issue concludes with two contributions on the implications of these and other challenges for the legitimacy of the police and, above all, the way in which the police respond to them. Finally, the last contribution analyses the implications for the police from the perspective of their corporate social responsibility.