SAFETY CONCEPTS: PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE PUBLIC

Abstract

The article considers the concepts of national security, national interest, the concept of general security, the concept of societal security, the UNDP report “New dimensions of human security”, the concept “Human Security”, the National Security Strategy of Ukraine “Human Security — Country Security”, etc. It was found that the need for security is objective, since all people are impressionable, regardless of their physical characteristics, possession of wealth, power, and other resources. The need for security cannot be met. It is always present and requires constant attention to itself, since in different situations people are trapped by a variety of threats. Security is implemented at the individual, collective (group), state and public levels. Based on the analysis of security concepts, a shift in priorities in the concept of security has been clarified from the idea of militarized protection of state borders to the idea of increasing the security of everyday life of a person as a universal request for the observance of human rights and freedoms, a request for freedom from violence, persecution and fear. It has been established that the state of security is associated with the implementation of the function of protecting the vital interests of the individual, society and the state, or its results. At the same time, safety is considered as a result of a complex process of ensuring safety, how the task of maintaining the optimal parameters of the object’s vital functions, foreseeing and countering various threats is continuously being implemented. It has been proved that activities to ensure security, counter threats provide for the creation of a complex security system, which is achieved through systematic activities to prevent, eliminate and eliminate external and internal threats with the help of interstate organizations, public authorities, state, public and other organizations and associations, citizens involved in ensuring security. It has been established that ensuring the safety of human life depends on the level of legal culture, the consciousness and responsibility of each member of society, the interaction of public authorities with civil society to organize preventive measures against the emergence of potential threats.