Comparative legal analyze between the Republic of North Macedonia and Federal Republic of Germany for International criminalistic cooperation on the field of private security

With modern trends for global and social development, despite the state authorities in the security system, also the private security sector is up to the pace with this trend of modernization in providing security and protection. Although the general goal and idea of private security sector, basically is the same – protection of property and persons, many of the countries where the private security system has been set up have different legal frameworks, regarding the criminalistics investigations. Aiming exactly same goal, there are differences in the legal authorization for members who are working in the private sector in carrying out their work activities in respective criminalistic investigations, the use of criminalistic methods and so on, depending on the country they are working. This could cause problems in international investigations and cooperation. The realization, providing security, protection of persons and property is carried out on the basis of legal competence and authorizations which in some part entail in the sphere of limiting the rights and freedoms of the citizen (prohibition of access, legitimization, examination of persons and objects, detention, etc.). In some countries these legal authority for criminalistic investigations has narrow approach, but also there are countries with wider approach in entitled powers that private security personnel has and use. Therefore, the need for proper criminalistics education, training and personnel selection is necessary - especially those who have direct contact with the citizens. In this paper, we will present a qualitative comparative analysis of these legal framework in relations to the respective criminalistics education and training of personnel in the private security system of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Germany.