Evolution of the Disaster Management Scientific Council’s Science Organisation Activities Over the Last Two Decades

Abstract

The Disaster Management Scientific Council (DMSC) has been carrying out its science organisation, development and research activities and management decision support since the establishment of the Disaster Management Organisation, under the supervision and
coordination of the Internal Affairs Scientific Council. In addition to the operational aspects,
the DMSC’s links with police science and the development of its science organisation tasks are
analysed. Following our research, the work has been carried out on the basis of an analysis of
the relevant legislation, internal standards and the work plans and reports of the DMSC dating
back to 2001, and we have systematically organised our reflections on the organisation of
science, including a description of its important and permanent activities and nomenclatures. The development of the DMSC shows that it provides a pro-active research background for the managers and professionals of the disaster management sector, which presents the problems of the present and future researchers with a broader spectrum of issues and provides the opportunity for sufficiently scientific in-depth investigations, while at the same time providing links to other branches of police science.