Browsing Proceedings Estonian Academy of Security Sciences by Title
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Baltic States and the ZAPAD 2017 exercise in the Western media: implications for small state strategic communication
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)Every now and then, somewhere in the world events take place that are regarded as having International news value. Nowadays, it is easy to become a mediated observer and to have an opinion about something that happens on ... -
Changes in Police Cadets’ Physical Activity and Strength Abilities During COVID-19 Restrictions
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)The COVID-19 situation changed police cadets’ training process and prohibited their access to gyms during virus restrictions. The Estonian Academy of Security Services (EASS) 161 police cadets’ strength tests results ... -
Chinese geo-economics and strategic interests in the broader Mediterranean region
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2022)The Maritime Silk Road as part of China´s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to entail the construction of large industrial infrastructure. Particularly port locations abroad are chosen as part of China’s wider strategic ... -
Clarifying (wicked) safety problems with a network analysis tool
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)In safety issues, the police often deal with a normative side of knowledge. They describe an appropriate way of behaviour. However, many studies analysing safety problems emphasize the importance of contextual behaviour. This ... -
Competing strategic narratives and their reflections in practice: Russo-Estonian relations following the annexation of the Crimea
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)The current article analyses the prospects of improvement in terms of economic and political relations between Estonia and Russia against the inert background of reciprocal strategic narratives. Estonia’s current strategic ... -
Cybersecurity education in Estonia: building competences for internal security personnel
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)Currently there is no formal cybersecurity education for internal security first-responders in Estonia. The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS) does not provide this education at basic (all students) and advanced ... -
Developing the situational awareness of incident commanders: evaluating a training programme using a virtual simulation
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)Life, property, and the effectiveness of efforts involved in saving the environment depend upon the situational awareness of incident commanders. However, so far, the impact of situational awareness training for working ... -
Development and prevention of juvenile fire-related risk behaviour in the social learning process
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)Playing with fire is the most common cause of fire death among children. Although many previous studies have focused on socio-demographic predictors of childhood fire deaths and pathological fire-setting behaviour, less ... -
Estonian professionals attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge about issues regarding child sexual abuse
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2022)Familiarity with research on children’s memory and suggestibility, and the ability to predict children’s memory and interview performance could be considered necessary components of expert knowledge about children as ... -
Expectations of the Inspectors of Tallinn Municipal Police Department to Increase Their Rights in Performing State Supervision
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)The Ministry of the Interior has twice proposed to amend the laws that allow city and rural municipality (local government) law enforcement officials to apply additional measures and use direct coercion. The aim of the ... -
Geospatial crisis index - use of mass data in security geographic analyses in the Ungarian Defence Forces in the future
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2022)Security geography examines the military geographical factors that influence the security system and environment of an area, its method of investigation is rooted in geography. The analysis is based on the collection of ... -
Improving policing through technology: a comparison of drone cameras against terrestrial scanners in traffic accident data collection
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)This article presents the results of a field test of drone technology which is being used in the collection of traffic accident data as conducted by the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences in September 2019. The experiment ... -
Indicators for the effectiveness of traffic law enforcement
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2022)The bookkeeping of public organisations like the police covers the resources, their allocation to various tasks and the number of outputs provided. However, without indicators reflecting their capability in making a ... -
Inspectors of the environmental inspectorate confused with the right to apply direct coercion
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)According to the Law Enforcement Act valid in Estonia, the police are the only general law enforcement institution that has a right to use physical force, special equipment or a weapon. The allowed special equipment are ... -
Internal security in Poland after 2015. threats and responses
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)The objective of the article is to provide a preliminary assessment of Poland’s response to non-military threats to its internal security. The article discusses threats to Poland’s internal security between 2015 and 2020. ... -
Legislation on combatting terrorism in the Republic of Poland
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2022)Legal regulations related to terrorist threats are crucial for undertaking successful actions by institutions tasked with combating terrorism. The antiterrorism law in Poland was introduced in 2016 and is one of the lat ... -
Poland’s Defence Expenditures in the NATO Financial Framework
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)The objective of this article is to provide an analysis of Poland’s policy on defence expenditures in the context of the NATO financial framework. The publication reviews political, legal and financial aspects of ... -
Risks of corruption in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector and the impact of a pandemic
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)Numerous efforts have been made in recent decades to reduce corruption in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors around the world, and despite the resources invested in the fight against corruption, humanity cannot be ... -
Russian Affiliated Private Military Companies in the Syrian Civil War
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)Contemporary conflicts often involve private military companies (PMCs) in addition to national or local armed forces. These groups are used by nations to forward national political or economic interests without ... -
Spread of Fake News and Conspiracy Theories Leading to Potential Radicalisation During COVID-19 Pandemic: the Case of Telegram.ee
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)This article focuses on the proliferation of fake news and conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential radicalisation of (vulnerable) people. Upsurge in both fake news and conspiracy theories ...