PUBLIC SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF COROZAL, DEPARTMENT OF SUCRE

Public Security Management has significance and the work carried out by the people who are in charge of representing the interests of a municipality corresponds to working to provide solutions to the different problems that arise, among which we can highlight topics such as; Employment, education, housing, health, security and citizen coexistence among others. The security and coexistence of citizens in a municipality is recognized as one of the important aspects for the development and enjoyment of the rights of the people who live there. In Colombia, despite the existence of laws that prohibit and punish the execution of criminal conduct, there are people who transgress criminal legislation, generating in some cases a perception of insecurity due to the increase in criminal conduct, a situation that occurred in the municipality of Corozal in the period 2020 to 2023, especially the last related year in which the crimes of homicide and theft increased. Regarding the main causes that reflect the increase in criminal behavior in a municipality, the following can be highlighted: the establishment of criminal groups, criminal gangs, lack of employment and failures in public management by administrative authorities in terms of logistics to police units that allow the use of actions and strategies to reduce crime rates.