Public Security Institutions, April 2004

Major investigated questions: Respondents were asked to evaluate the work of public security institutions (Police Department; State Border Guard Service; Financial Crime Investigation Service; Fire and Rescue Department; VIP Security Department); the impact of qualification of officers, work organisation, employees work conditions and new technologies on the activity of these institutions.

Respondents were also asked about sufficiency / insufficiency of information on organisation of work of these public security institutions: objectives and functions, work time, contacts, inquiry phone numbers etc. Respondents gave assessment of extent of threat of criminality, corruption in law enforcement institutions, financial crimes, terror acts to public security and struggle of public security institutions against the above threats; work of specialists for liquidation of mass riots; personal feeling of security.