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Current security threats

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 060-0018/01
Abbreviation ABH bp
Course title Current security threats
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Security Services
Course coordinator doc. Mgr. Ing. Radomír Ščurek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Typology of security threats, asymmetric threats and hybrid wars in contemporary society, introduction to the problem, social pathology and its category.
2.Terrorism. Definitions, history, development and typology of terrorism, strategies, means and methods of terrorism,
3.Fundamentalist and ethnically national terrorism, ideology, activity of selected terrorist organizations.
4.Extremist scene; left-wing, right-wing and other groups. Symbolism and identification of extremist groups.
5.Religious extremism, sect. Legislation governing churches and sects, prevention.
6.Environmental Extremism, Blackout.
7.Current types of dependencies. Types of addictive substances, distribution. Alcohol dependencies and their consequences,
8.Non-alcohol dependence. Netolism, gambling and the negative aspects of habits and the possibilities of their treatment. Prevention.
9.Domestic violence, bullying, homelessness, hostility, delinquency, vandalism, morbidity, child abuse.
10.Corruption and integrity tests in the company. Prevention.
11.Equality of Citizens in the Czech Republic and the European Union. Legislation.
12.Prevention and social pathological phenomena, ethics and morality; prediction of security threats

E-learning

Study materials are stored in the LMS system of VŠB TU Ostrava and are also available for download at the link: study materials department 060.

Literature

1.Smetana, M., Ščurek R: Základy boje proti terorismu. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7368-823-3 .
2.Ščurek, R.: Sociální patologie II. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita Ostrava, Lékařská fakulta, 2011. -- 141 s. ISBN: 978-80-7368-825-7  (brož.)
3.Chmelík, J.: Extremismus a jeho právní a sociologické aspekty, Praha: Linde, 2001 - 172 s. ISBN 80-7201-265-3 

Advised literature

1.Kropáček, L.: Islám a Západ : historická paměť a současná krize, Vyd. 1.Praha: Vyšehrad, 2002 - 197 s. ISBN 80-7021-540-2.
2.Ministerstvo vnitra ČR : Bezpečmostní strategie České republiky, 2015
3.Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic. Strategy of the Czech republic for the fight against terrorism from 2013 onwards. http://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/dokumenty-454055.aspx