Civilian Preparedness for Crisis Situations and the Development of Security Culture in Romania

The civilian population is an important element for any security system of any given state. It participates, either actively or passively, in crisis situations or conflicts, and the assurance of its general welfare represents a major policy objective. From this point of view, the states have the obligation to prepare the civilian population to anticipate and become aware of the risks and the necessary measures, imposed by the alteration of the overall state of security. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the civilian preparedness and the development of security culture in Romania, from the perspective of the mechanisms, measures and policies implemented in the field by the Romanian state.