SOCIOECONOMIC,

POLITICAL AND
SECURITY HAZARDS
 WHAT ARE THEY?

Socioeconomic, political and

security hazards are elements that
pose risks to the citizens of a
country.
 WHAT ARE THEY?
They are products of criminal acts
and human violence in a community or
a country which will eventually become
a threat to the safety of a great number of
people.
 WHAT ARE THEY?

The acts of violence may be

influenced and dictated by
economic or political reasons.
 WHAT ARE THEY?
These hazards can cause individual or
mass death. It can also cause damage to
economic operations such as businesses
and tourism.
FOR EXAMPLE,

Bombing or bomb threats,

Civil disorder, and kidnapping.
 Socioeconomic Hazards
Often times, they are brought
about by differences in ideologies,
ethnicities, and religion.
Causes:
• Social factors:
–Religion
–Ethnicity
–Family conditions
–Depression and other social and mental
disorders
Causes:
• Economic factors:
–Urbanization
–Poverty
–Unemployment
–Overpopulation
 Political Hazards
They are caused by differences in
philosophies, historical knowledge,
political revenge, corruption, war.
Causes:
• Political factors:
– Unfair rulings/ political grievances
– Government law enforcement
– Disputes
– Graft and corruption
– Military instability
 Security Hazards
They come from political
and societal grievances.
Effects:
• Extrajudicial killings
–Unlawful and deliberate killings carried
out by order of a government.
–Includes killing that results from excessive
use of force by law enforcement officials.
Effects:
• Terrorism
– “The use of serious violence against
persons or property or threat to use such
violence, to intimidate or coerce a
government, the public or any section of
the public, in order to promote political,
social or ideological objectives” (Lord
Carlile of Berriew, 2007)
Effects:
• Civil disorder
– is a public disturbance by a group or groups of
people involving acts of violence that cause
immediate danger, damage, or injury to others
or their property.
– They are often, but not always politically
motivated. They are both illegal and violent.
Effects:
• Criminality
– Behavior which puts others at risk of injury or
death is universally regarded as criminal and is
a breach of the law.
– Murder, robbery, burglary, rape, drunken
driving, child neglect, and failure to pay your
taxes all are common examples.
Effects:
• Wars
– state of usually open and declared
armed hostile conflict between states or
nations; conflict between relatively
large groups of people.