The analysis of crisis management systems operating in selected countries in the aspect of public security

Abstract

An important source for the improvement of the crisis management system is also using of the experience of countries, which already built and used that system to ensure the security of their citizens. United States, Germany and Great Britain were selected for the study. The analyzes show that the organizational structures of the crisis management systems of the analyzed countries are multi-level and based on the structure of public administration. They consist of permanent and temporary elements, appointed at the time of crisis. In the analyzed systems work a planning process that results in crisis management plans. Decisions to launch crisis management procedures are taken at the lowest level of the system and at the same time they are supported by higher level. In the analyzed systems the crisis management process follows in the crisis management phases. Particular attention is given to the participation of the armed forces in the support of civil authorities in crisis management. It should be noted that the solutions used in the analyzed countries do not differ from the solutions used in the Polish crisis management system.