Secure Place Research Articles

Defence and Security in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement: The Missing Piece

This working paper first assesses the UK’s pivotal place in European security and defence and its traditionally ambivalent approach towards the EU’s development of a security and defence policy. It goes on to explain the absence of any immediate EU-UK defence relationship post Brexit, its implications, and the medium-term prospects for such a relationship. It concludes by suggesting that both partners – while suffering a net loss because of Brexit – nonetheless have vital strategic interests in crafting such a bilateral partnership.

Transforming the Concepts of "State Security" and "National Security" in the System of Public Administration

The purpose of the article is analyzing the concepts of "state security" and "national security" and determining the place of national security in the system of public administration. The scientific novelty of the article is substantiating the processes of transforming the concept of "state security" in the system of public administration in connection with socio-political changes. Conclusions. The article analyzes the processes of transformation taking place in Ukrainian society and leading to democratization and the introduction of new values in the activities of government, in particular, in the system of state governance, which in modern conditions is transformed into public administration. The article notes that in the concept of public administration the main leading subject of social development and regulation of public relations is the state, and the system of public administration is dominated by public institutions, which include civil society and private organizations which have the opportunity to act on an equal competitive basis with state institutions. Such changes also affected the security system, where the approaches of state security priority, which emphasized the protection of state interests through the institutions of state power, were replaced by understanding of the need o protect national values, human interests and society, ensuring safe living conditions and welfare of the citizens. Because of this, the concept of "national security" is beginning to come forth, which has become broader than the concept of "state security" and fully complies with the principles of public administration. The conclusions say that in accordance with the trends observed in Ukrainian society and caused by democratic changes, the system of public administration is undergoing significant transformations, where the main element is the state power and which is characterized by authoritarianism. Public administration is realized through democracy, and the cooperation of the state and the population takes into account the needs of each other. Trends taking place in the state, particularly in the issue of national security, put the interests of a person and a citizen first. Similarly the transformation of state governance to public administration takes place. In accordance with modern conditions of development, state governance is replaced by public administration, where the interests of a person, citizen and society are the highest value. Key words: state governance, public administration, state security, national security, transformation processes.

The Concept and Place of Information Security in the National Security of Russia

The Concept and Place of Information Security in the National Security of Russia

DISTANCE LEARNING IN TEACHING ENGLISH: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Foreign languages e-learning has gained in a great importance because of growing interest in the Internet. It becomes a very popular method due to its accessibility, simplicity and availability, which contribute to improvement of spectrum and quality of distance learning in teaching English in higher educational establishments in pandemic conditions. Mechanism of education is a key process of human life, which determines the personality development. Fast pace of information technology development brings on displacement of traditional learning in higher education establishments with more modern methods including distance learning in teaching English. This article attempts to reflect the current trends in foreign language learning using distance technology. Currently, new technologies and the Internet allow the person to gain the necessary knowledge without leaving home, using a personal computer. This article considers the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning in teaching a foreign language compared to full-time and part-time education. The survey has confirmed that quality and structure of educational courses are usually much better with distance learning than with traditional training forms. Distance learning comprises all actual learning methods and suggests a large number of assignments designed for independent study, with the probability of obtaining day-to-day consultations. It uses the latest accomplishments of interactive and information technologies and gives equal educational opportunities to students regardless of health, place of residence, financial security and elitism. Besides, the disadvantages of this form of learning over other forms and the reasons why distance education may be ineffective are given and explained in the article (lack of face-to-face conversations, one-side explanation and lack of constructive skills). The student must also have certain psychological traits and technical means such as a computer and an access to the Internet. The conclusions made as a result of the comparison allow to determine the areas that need special attention, as well as to choose the most convenient tools for effective learning of foreign languages and English, in particular.

Quality of Work Life (QWL): A Literature Review

In the present scenario Quality of work life (QWL) is acquiring more eminence in every organisation. Quality of work life (QWL) focuses at complete welfare of the employees who are working in the organisation rather than just sharpening on aspect of work. Organisation should focus on the well-being of the employees. Employees always attracted by the place where she/he will get a high quality of work life. It always benefits the organisation in terms of loyalty of employees, fame of the organisation, and productivity. A good quality of work life (QWL) is required for each and every organization to satisfy their employees, which ultimately helps the organisation to achieve its mission and vision. Quality of work Life (QWL) always considered organisations as well as employees. The aim of the study is to give an over view of various determinants of Quality of work life (QWL) such as; Job satisfaction, job involvement, job security and work place environment and suggested some strategies to improve Quality of Work Life (QWL). Each factor is having direct and indirect impact on quality of work life (QWL). This study is based on the basis of collected data from secondary sources viz. books, journals, articles and internet, etc.

Weapon Detection in Real-Time CCTV Videos Using Deep Learning

Security and safety is a big concern for today’s modern world. For a country to be economically strong, it must ensure a safe and secure environment for investors and tourists. Having said that, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are being used for surveillance and to monitor activities i.e. robberies but these cameras still require human supervision and intervention. We need a system that can automatically detect these illegal activities. Despite state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms, fast processing hardware, and advanced CCTV cameras, weapon detection in real-time is still a serious challenge. Observing angle differences, occlusions by the carrier of the firearm and persons around it further enhances the difficulty of the challenge. This work focuses on providing a secure place using CCTV footage as a source to detect harmful weapons by applying the state of the art open-source deep learning algorithms. We have implemented binary classification assuming pistol class as the reference class and relevant confusion objects inclusion concept is introduced to reduce false positives and false negatives. No standard dataset was available for real-time scenario so we made our own dataset by making weapon photos from our own camera, manually collected images from internet, extracted data from YouTube CCTV videos, through GitHub repositories, data by university of Granada and Internet Movies Firearms Database (IMFDB) imfdb.org. Two approaches are used i.e. sliding window/classification and region proposal/object detection. Some of the algorithms used are VGG16, Inception-V3, Inception-ResnetV2, SSDMobileNetV1, Faster-RCNN Inception-ResnetV2 (FRIRv2), YOLOv3, and YOLOv4. Precision and recall count the most rather than accuracy when object detection is performed so these entire algorithms were tested in terms of them. Yolov4 stands out best amongst all other algorithms and gave a F1-score of 91% along with a mean average precision of 91.73% higher than previously achieved.

New EU requirements for road infrastructure development

The current situation is considered on the development of safe and secure parking areas for trucks in Europe. The reports of the International Road Transport Union were analyzed on the European Union-funded project on Safe and secure truck parking areas for trucks in Europe and a final report on the study of safe and secure places for truck parking in the EU. The analysis of European regulations is carried out on road infrastructure safety management, specification of truck parking zones, rules of working time and rest of the driver, as well as Ukrainian legislation on these issues. Recommendations for possible measures to improve the legislation of Ukraine are provided in terms of establishing the SSTPA in view of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

Social security as an object of public administration in Ukraine and over the world

Based on the analysis of current legislation governing administrative relations in the security and defense sector, the article analyzes the place and role of social security in the national security system and formulates a number of scientifically sound proposals for further intelligence in this area. It is emphasized that a characteristic feature of the organizational and legal mechanism of national security of Ukraine in the social sphere as an object of public administration is the loss of the category of social security integrity of clearly defined areas of public relations, as the interests of individuals and forms of government do not always coincide. The mechanism of social security is in a state of constant transformation, reflecting in most cases the negative consequences of a non-systemic approach to creating an effective model for countering challenges and threats.

L’égalité en actes: alimentation, réduction identitaire et les cinq dimensions du bien-être

Social inequality operates through the reduction of identity, with individual life stories, current life situations and hopes for the future often collapsed into a single, generally negatively connoted characteristic attributed to the group with whom the individual is identified. If such reductionism is part of the way in which inequalities are reproduced in everyday interactions, then the making of equality may have its source in similarly situated interactions, based on a non-reductionist global approach. In the present text, I look at an experimentation of such a global approach, with a particular emphasis on well-being and the relationship to food. The fivefold definition of well-being proposed is based on a research project on seniors and home-support workers in Montreal, and is applied, in connection with food, to an experimental Housing-First project on homelessness, and in relation to security, sociability, nourishment, freedom and routines and places.

United Kingdom Criminal Records Scheme: a case of discrimination without justification?

This paper critically examines criminal records policies in the United Kingdom and explains how they constitute an undue burden on the convicted in their path to social reintegration. It shows the limits of the European Convention of Human Rights, the European Charter of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization legal framework to accomplish the reintegration of ex-offenders into society. Finally, it proposes the reevaluation of these types of schemes, since they do not achieves their principal objective of make our societies more secure places.

Transition to Smart and Regenerative Urban Places (SRUP): Contributions to a New Conceptual Framework

Modern urbanism is called to face current challenges ranging from intensive demographic growth, economic and social stagnation to resources salvation and climate changes. Under the broader scope of sustainability, we argue that the transition to a holistic perspective of smart and regenerative planning and design is the way to face and yet to prevent these urban challenges. In doing so, we adopt systematic thinking to study the complexity of urban metabolisms at an urban place scale, emphasizing the ongoing coevolution of social-cultural-technological and ecological processes. Focusing on urban places, we give a city or region the sense of a place of stability, security, cultural and social interactions, and a sense of uniqueness. We plan and design innovative urban places that improve the environment and the quality of urban life, able to adapt and mitigate climate changes and natural hazards, leverage community spirit, and power a green-based economy. Designing the conceptual framework of smart and regenerative urban places we contribute to the field of modern urban studies helping practitioners, policymakers, and decision-makers to vision and adopt more environmental-friendly policies and actions using a user-centered approach.

АСПЕКТИ СТВОРЕННЯ БЕЗПЕЧНИХ І НАДІЙНИХ ЗОН ПАРКУВАННЯ ВАНТАЖНИХ ТРАНСПОРТНИХ ЗАСОБІВ У ЄВРОПІ, ЇХ ВПЛИВ НА БЕЗПЕКУ ДОРОЖНЬОГО РУХУ ТА ДОТРИМАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ УМОВ

The current situation is considered on the development of safe and secure parking areas for trucks in Europe. The reports of the International Road Transport Union were analyzed on the European Union-funded project on Safe and secure truck parking areas for trucks in Europe and a final report on the study of safe and secure places for truck parking in the EU. The analysis of European regulations is carried out on road infrastructure safety management, specification of truck parking zones, rules of working time and rest of the driver, as well as Ukrainian legislation on these issues. With a view to provide a consistent definition of secure truck parking areas and a quality framework, an EU-wide rating system and security and service at SSTPAs has been defined during the study that included participation by all key stakeholders within the road transport and logistics sector. This rating system should now be implemented as a standard by a newly created EU expert group. The quality of the entire system and of the individual secure truck parking areas shall be guaranteed by ensuring that independent third party audits will occur for all secure truck parking areas within the system. In the future this quality system could also link to ITS solutions for the road transport sector. The implementing the study results in both existing truck parking areas and in new truck parking areas and thereby increasing the number of available secure parking areas throughout Europe, there is a strong probability that cargo crime and incident rates will be reduced significantly and that the security and well-being of truck drivers will be improved, thereby benefitting road safety as well. Recommendations for possible measures to improve the legislation of Ukraine are provided in terms of establishing the SSTPA in view of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement provisions. Keywords: road safety, freight road transport, Safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPA), EU Mobility package, driving and rest time rules of driver, Ukraine – EU Association Agreement.

Personnel Security as an Integral Part of Economic Security at Agricultural Enterprises

Abstract. Introduction. The article examines the place of personnel security as a component of the system of economic security at enterprises. The main approaches to the formation of the personnel security system of the enterprise are considered. The role of personnel security in the strategic and operational management of the enterprise is clarified. The algorithm of creation of the personnel security system of the enterprise is outlined. The relationship between personnel security tasks and threats has been established. The main aspects of the personnel security system are identified and their impact on the economic security of the enterprise is analyzed. The scheme of interaction of personnel security of the subject of economic activity with external and internal environment is offered. The main directions of ensuring the personnel security of the enterprise are systematized, namely in the process of selection of candidates for positions, work with the labor collective. The measures that need to be taken to organize this security, taking into account the risks and threats associated with staff, their intellectual potential and employment. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish the place of personnel security in the system of economic security to reduce the level and number of threats that weaken the degree of security of the enterprise by staff. Results. We believe that the most difficult part of the security system of enterprises is the person, and it is the human factor that can have a critical impact on the success of the business and the very existence of the business object. Personnel security occupies a leading place in the structure of economic security. It can be defined as the process of preventing potential and real risks associated with personnel, as a set of actions and relationships of personnel, in which the effective economic functioning of the enterprise, its ability to withstand internal and external influences and threats associated with personnel. Conclusions. The category of “personnel security” of the enterprise, its components and areas of support are currently a very complex and insufficiently studied industry. The proposed classification categories do not claim to be complete. In particular, it is necessary to determine the weight of each such component for the economic security of the enterprise. No less interesting is the study of the relationship between the components of personnel security, between personnel and other types of economic security. Given the significant (and possibly decisive) impact of personnel security on the economic functioning of enterprises, it is advisable to continue research in this direction. Keywords: personnel security; stages of personnel security; staffing system; loyalty system.

Mental Health, Suicidal Behaviour, and Primary Healthcare among Homeless Youth

Youth homelessness is a complex psychosocial problem. It refers to the experience of young people who live without their parents or legal guardians and who do not have the means or the capacity to reside in a stable, secure, and permanent place. This exploratory study sought to examine the mental health and suicidal behaviour of 76 homeless Québec adolescents as part of a reflection on the mission of primary healthcare. Note that these adolescents are mostly in the first segment of the homelessness continuum and have voluntarily left their homes because of personal and family difficulties. These 43 girls and 33 boys aged 12 to 19 living temporarily in shelters completed a semi-structured interview and self-administered questionnaires regarding stressful events, psychosocial stress, and mental health. Of these, 38 reported suicidal behaviour, including attempted suicide in 19 cases. The results show that these young people exemplify a high degree of suffering and multiple problems. Evidence indicates that lost relationships and academic problems rooted in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are linked to suicidal behaviour. Finally, non-productive coping strategies centred on somatization and little reassurance of worth provided by the social support network are associated with suicidal behaviour. Caregivers in temporary shelters should look out for these factors and refer vulnerable youth to primarycare mental health professionals.

Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Skills Among Physiotherapist of Lahore

OBJECTIVE: Relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership skills among physiotherapist of Lahore.
 METHODOLOGY: This was an analytical cross-sectional study ln which 350 physiotherapist were selected according to inclusion criteria. A questionnaire of emotional intelligence and leadership skills was distributed. The data was collected by using leadership skills Questionnaire and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire. Questionnaire was given and received from the subject as handout. After collecting data was saved in a secure place to prevent and avoid any issue or biasness.
 RESULTS: Relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership skills of the participants was non-significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and leadership skills of the participants (r=.006, p=.950)
 CONCLUSION: This study concluded that there non-significant correlation between emotional intelligence and leadership skills of the participants. By increasing emotional intelligence leadership skills also increases although this correlation is non-significant.

Social security through the prisms of civilization development forms

The article proves the relevance of the study of social security problems both at the state and local level and in relation to the individual, which is now deepened and confirmed by the low level of economic and social development of the country, high level of instability and unpredictability. The place and role of social security in the forms of civilization development are outlined on the basis of a detailed consideration of the forms of civilization progress, factors and strategic priorities inherent in each of them. The concept of social security is formed, which is based on the harmonization of factors of development and strategic priorities of sustainable, innovative, digital, proactive development, etc.; provides spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, environmental, economic well-being at all levels through the effective functioning of the main subject of social security – the state – through the formation of a social system, policies, projects and programs of social nature. The necessity of providing civilization progress on the basis of harmonization of contradictions, in particular, meeting public needs with limited resources is substantiated; economic development and social and environmental security; erasing borders and preserving the authenticity of peoples and culture. The article deals with social security as a state and level of development of a society, in which threats to the life of society as a whole, an individual collective, group or person can be predicted, eliminated, prevented, etc. The main criteria for such public capacity for safety are the level of knowledge, education, culture, the availability of structures, institutions, bodies that provide the necessary safe status, the available economic and resource potential, the existing social system and social policy.

The better the bond, the better we cope. The effects of place attachment intensity and place attachment styles on the link between perception of risk and emotional and behavioral coping

The general aim is to advance the understanding of the role of both place attachment intensity and place attachment styles for adaptive coping strategies with flood risk. Place attachment styles are operationalized as secure, preoccupied, and fearful-avoidant. Risk coping strategies are conceptualized as emotional (i.e., distress), and behavioral coping strategies (i.e., positive, negative, and avoidant).Two main cross-sectional studies were conducted in both high and low-risk areas: one study in Italy (N = 100) and one study in Romania (N = 391). The first study aims to test the moderating effect of place attachment intensity and place attachment styles both on the relation between perception of risk and distress; and on the relation between perception of risk and positive, avoidant and negative behavioral coping. The second study tests the effects of place attachment styles on the relation between the objective risk level and both emotional and behavioral coping.Results show that, in the high-risk context, people with a higher place attachment or having a secure bond with the place, are more likely to feel distress, and less likely to use avoidant coping strategies when the perceived risk is high. As for the low-risk context, people having a fearful-avoidant bond are more inclined to choose avoidant coping when the perceived risk is high. When taking into account the actual risk level, and not the perceived risk, people with a secure bond will more likely choose positive coping, as opposed to people with a fearful-avoidant place attachment when exposed to a higher risk. Place attachment style can thus be a relevant variable affecting strategies of environmental risk coping, at both emotional and behavioral level: specifically, a secure place attachment style, though favoring psychological distress, can improve a more constructive and adaptive behavioral strategy in face of higher perceived or objective flood risk.

On solid ground: Secure attachment promotes place attachment

The psychological determinants of place attachment have thus far been explored only to a limited extent. We propose that the bonds humans develop with other humans (attachment styles) are consequential to understand the bonds individuals develop with places and spaces (place attachment). We examined this hypothesis in four studies. Study 1 (N = 101) shows that attachment style is associated with the number of places people are attached to, their location, and the strength of place attachment. Study 2 (N = 210) shows that the psychological benefits individuals derive from place attachment are associated with their attachment style. Study 3 (N = 222) establishes the causal effect between secure attachment style and place attachment using an experimental manipulation. The manipulation induced attachment security, which increased strength of place attachment, particularly in individuals with insecure attachment styles. Lastly, Study 4 (N = 212) replicates this experimental effect and shows that increased feelings of connectedness and universality mediate the causal relationship between secure attachment style and place attachment.

Экономическая безопасность в системе национальной безопасности

The article discusses the place and role of economic security in the national security system. Attention is focused on the need for detailed legal consolidation of the existing relationship, including in strategic planning documents.

Crime prevention through environmental design – Polish educational experiences based on European and American experience

The main aim of the article is to identify and analyse the use of American and European experience in the environmental design of safety and security places with reference to police teaching in Poland. Based on theoretical methods, the article describes the activity of the Polish Police in crime prevention through environmental design, including educational component. Furthermore, the article refers to changes in the study programme in the field of internal security and to the social crime prevention programme called ”Safer together” as a potential source of national regulations and indications of environmental design.