The Situation of Public Safety in the Villages of Backwards, Segregating Regions

Abstract

The objective of my study is to present the public safety situation of disadvantaged regions, based on the questionnaire survey conducted in a village located at the internal periphery of Southern Heves County, Hungary in the summer of 2014. After outlining the problem, which indicates the extreme importance of public safety, I present the experiences gained during the field research, with the exploration of typical criminal groups and activities. In relation to this, I also study the responses and survival strategies of the local population.