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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 ... -
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 ... -
The place and contents of good administration in Estonian law on the example of terminological diversity based on case-law and the practice of the chancellor of justice
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)The term “good administration” is well-known in the laws of the European Union and Estonia. There is no ambiguity in the terminology of good administration with regard to the English approach in EU law, as the right to ... -
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 ... -
Work, prey, love: a critical analysis of Estonian cybercrime case law 2014-2019
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)The current study takes a closer look at the people behind the ‘cybercrime’ moniker in Estonia. Following a socio-legal research approach, qualitative content analysis and systematic legal interpretation were used to analyse ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The obstacles and enablers of US-EU counter-terrorism cooperation: the case of the passenger name record
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2019)In this article the author examines the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) counter-terrorism cooperation in the case of the Passenger Name Record. The aim of this article is to find the obstacles and enablers ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Students’ Perception of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Practice at EASS: Advantages and Drawbacks
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)The implementation of CLIL (content and language integrated learning) at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences goes back 10 years and was already accepted then as it is now as an innovative phenomenon and effective ... -
The Issues on Reforming the Penitentiary Systems in the Context of COVID-19
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2021)The criminal justice process includes: discovering information about the committing criminal offense; investigation; arrest of the suspect; imposition of a sentence; in many cases the enforcement of imprisonment and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The instrumentalisation of the mass media in Russia`s foreign policy: cold war versus contemporary strategy
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)The article contains comparative analysis which will reveal the essential differences between The Soviet and current Russian strategies behind the instrumentalisation of foreign mass meedia on the information-psychological ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The strategic interplay between resilience and COVID-19 pandemic: approaches, assets, and ambitions
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)As the world enters a new decade, the outbreak of Covid-19 suddenly occurred and spread rapidly from certain regions to the entire world. It hence becomes a public health emergency threatening the health and safety of ... -
Understanding the essence of ethnic conflict: a thematic literature review
(Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, 2020)Although, there is a vast amount of literature on ethnic conflict produced in recent decades, there is no good systematic overview of the main arguments and hypothesis on the core themes around the triggers of ethnic ...