DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 861 - Protection of persons and property

Item's explanatory note:

Protection of persons and property is the study of services to the community
concerning protection of property and persons. It comprises training in police work,
public security, fire protection and fire fighting. Programmes with the following main
content are classified here:

Civil security
Customs programmes
Fire technology
Fire-protection (fire fighting)
Life guarding
Police work
Policing studies
Prison work
Public security
Security and loss prevention services

Exclusions:

Study of law is excluded from this field and included in field 380 ‘Law’.
Study of criminology is excluded from this field and included in field 312 ‘Sociology
and cultural studies’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	86	Security services