The contemporary determinants of functioning of the security agencies

The article aims to show the selected challenges and pathologies that affect the private security agencies in Poland. The author first indicates problems related to the legal regulations concerning the protection of persons and property, the most important of which concerns the amendment of the acts regulating the performance of some professions; then he briefly defines the organizational problems of most companies in the security sector, pointing out that the entrepreneurs in the private security sector often have no idea how to develop their own companies, have great difficulties with adapting to the changing market of the security services, do not keep up with the innovations, which all lead to offering their customers the solutions that are already outdated. This article also describes significant problems related to the market trends, with the indication of the growing costs of the remuneration of employees in this sector and the use of various forms of employment and the irregularities related to it. Finally, some of the most important problems are listed as the pathologies of the entire industry. This leads to the conclusion that the private security agencies in Poland are an incredibly significant element of the functioning of the security system, which without significant legislative changes will not fully function as intended and in accordance with its function. The presented results prove that the research on the functioning of the security agencies should be carried out on a continuous basis due to their direct impact on the internal security of the country.