of security has a special significance. Adoption of appropriate strategies, timely collection and exchange of data and information, coordination of security services and strengthening their organizational, human and material capacities are a necessary precondition in achieving the objectives of internal security policy. Along with government and other bodies and institutions, the entities in the field of private security services have increasing responsibility for the implementation of internal security policy, whose activities include security protection of individuals, objects and other material goods not covered by the protection of the competent state authorities. Of particular importance is that the social activities of the entities in the field of private security are entirely normatively and doctrinally regulated. The action of state and other bodies and institutions of the Republic of Serbia in the field of internal security is focused on the protection of constitutional order, life and property of citizens, preventing and combating all forms of terrorism, organized, financial, economic and cyber crime, corruption, money laundering, human trafficking, drug addiction, proliferation of conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction, intelligence and subversive activities, as well as other security challenges, risks and threats. To achieve the objectives of internal security policy, it is particularly important to constantly improve information and prevention activities. In determining the internal security policy and maintenance of public order, state and other bodies and institutions of the Republic of Serbia start from the goals that are directed to the respect and protection of human rights and dignity, as well as professional, impartial and transparent execution of tasks with respect of customary, religious, cultural and other characteristics of ethnic and other social groups and specificities of local communities. An important prerequisite of achieving and improving protection of life and property of citizens, human and minority rights is the cooperation of state bodies with the entities from the field of private security and other institutions, local governments, professional associations, churches and religious communities, the media, minority communities, civil society organizations and citizens, thus 27