The Role of the Local Governments in the Establishment of Local Security

Abstract

The role of the local governments in the establishment of local security in Hungary has remained unjustly neglected in the last nearly three decades, and this problem coupled with fragmented regulation, different solutions and mixed public opinion. In Hungary the function and work of the local governmental law enforcement organisations and the entire local policing are fields not examined thoroughly, but the importance of the topic is growing more and more significant every year. This paper summarises the results of an important relevant survey in the field of local governmental law enforcement.