THE POLICE AS THE PRIMARY GUARANTOR OF SECURITY IN THE STATE

Security can be understood as one of the most important, or primary, human needs, and it is closely related to other existential needs. Broadly interpreted, in modern society, it can be said that the security implies order in society, i.e. a condition in which neither the state nor its citizens are threatened by any danger. Achieving this condition requires adherence to applicable laws and regulations, which essentially implies the functioning of the rule of law. Since man became a conscious being, one of the key needs has been the need for a necessary level of security. Consequently, since the birth of the state, people began to create specific services (bodies) entrusted with important tasks of interest to the community (state) and all its members. The most visible state body tasked with the role of ensuring security is the police. Therefore, the police were created together with the state and since its inception, they have been a body of coercion in the hands of the ruling elite, with the goal of maintaining the concept of public order. Today, the level of security in society is shown statistically, i.e. through the ratio between the number of crimes and misdemeanours (negative security incidents) and the number of solved crimes and misdemeanours, i.e. it is reflected in the efficiency of state bodies responsible for prevention and repression of all negative security phenomena. The police are one of the most important state bodies for maintaining the necessary level of security. However, the responsibility for the state of security in the country cannot solely rest with the police. This responsibility must also extend to other state bodies, especially to those responsible for dealing with cases referred to them by the police.