AGRESJA W POLICJI – ELEMENT SYSTEMU CZY WYPADKOWA BŁĘDÓW
AGGRESSION IN THE POLICE – THE PART OF THE SYSTEM OR IMPLICATION OF MISTAKES

Summary/Abstract: From time to time, public opinion is shaken by the reports of aggressive or brutal behaviour of police officers. Some of these incidents ends tragically, as exemplified by the death of Igor Stachowiak at the police station in Wrocław in 2016. We can wonder whether the right conclusions have been drawn from this situation, and how the citizens’ security situation has improved since then. The events from the last few years mentioned in the article show that the situation has not improved significantly, officers are still behaving in a shocking way and these are not isolated cases. The article also attempts to indicate the possible causes of this state of affairs, while pointing out that changes in the approach to this problem in the police force are necessary. The author strongly highlights that there is no social consent for this type of behaviour. For the above reasons, the police, as an institution of high social trust, appointed to protect the life, health and safety of citizens, require both internal and social control.

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