1. Faculty of Security Engineering University of Žilina
Slovakia
“Private Security Services and Soft Target Protection” Col. (Ret.) Ing. Štefan Jangl, Ph.D. Ing. Zuzana Zvaková, Ph.D.

2. Security Services in The Slovak Republic
State:
Armed Security Corps – Police Force, Corps of Prison and Court Guard
Police Service – Military Police
Intelligence Service – Slovak Information Service, Military Intelligence Service.
National Security Authority
Guard - Nature Protection Guard, Fishing Guard, Hunting Guard ...
Non – state:
Territorial Police Force – Metropolitan police
Services in the Area of Private Security

3. Private Security Act
473/2005 on the provision of services in the field of private security and on the amendment of some laws
33/2006 Coll. 
Decree of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic on the details of assessing the medical fitness of persons to provide private security services
634/2005 Coll.
Decree of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, which implements certain provisions of the Private Security Act
the Regulation (EU) No 1214/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the professional cross-border transport of euro cash by road between the euro-area member states

4. Services in the area of private security
Technical Services
Private Security Services
Security Services
Intelligence Agency
Training and Counselig
Profesional Cross-border Transport of Euro Cash by Road

5. Services in the area of private security
Technical Services
Private Security Services
Security Services
Intelligence Agency
Training and Counselig
Profesional Cross-border Transport of Euro Cash by Road

6. Licence Is a citizen of the European Economic Area
at least 21 years old
Medical Competence
Professional Competence
Certificate of Professional Competence level „P“
Education
Blameless and Reliable

7. Private Guard and Private Detective
Is a citizen of the European Economic Area
at least years old
Medical Competence
Professional Competence
Certificate of Professional Competence level „P“ „S“
Education
Blameless and Reliable

8. Rights of Private Guards in the Area of Soft Target Protection
Make sure that an incoming or outgoing person does not have illegal objects and remove it.
To ban entry for unauthorized persons or persons with a gun
Register and record entry and exit from the protected area
Require identification
To make sure that the incoming or outgoing person is not under the influence of alcohol, drugs ...
Know how what to do in crisis situations

9. Private Intelligence Agency
Collecting data (mainly)
OSINT
IMINT
HUMINT CI

10. Conclusion
Is it necessary to create a new type of private security service?
Is it necessary to create a new category of the professional competence in the area of private security service?
Is it necessary to incorporate the term “soft target” to the private security act?
Are the private security service competencies sufficient to ensure the soft target protection?

11. stefan.jangl@fbi.uniza.sk zuzana.zvakova@fbi.uniza.sk
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