Private security preparedness for disasters caused by natural and anthropogenic hazards

The subject of the research is to examine the private security preparedness for disasters caused by natural and anthropogenic hazards. In addition, the relationship
between preparedness levels and various demographic and socio-economic factors is examined. The
survey was anonymous with 4-point Lik- ert scale questions (1- I absolutely disagree; 4- I
absolutely agree). It was conducted at the University of Criminal Investigation and Police
Studies in Belgrade, during the initial course for obtaining a private security license and the
course for combating domestic violence were attended by members of the police from all over Serbia.
Data for the study were collected from a total of 178 members of private security. The research was
conducted from April to June 2019. Within the first part of the questionnaire, there were questions
concerning demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents (gender, age,
education, marital status, working experience, served military status), while the second part
contained questions about the p the private security preparedness for disasters caused by natural
and anthropogenic hazards (e.g perception of the degree of responsibility due to the type of work
performed in case of natural and anthropogenic disasters, perception of the level of preparedness
of a private insurance company, knowledge of safety procedures for disaster response, evaluation of
the response efficiency of first responders, etc.). The results of the multivariate regressions
of preparedness subscale showed that variables (e.g., gender age, education, marital status) were not significantly affected by preparedness.