Apolitical Police – a legal stipulation or a moral obligation of the state Cover Image

Apolityczność policji. Nakaz prawny czy zobowiązanie moralne władzy państwowej?
Apolitical Police – a legal stipulation or a moral obligation of the state

Author(s): Michał Otrębski
Subject(s): Politics, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Public Law, Welfare systems
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM

Summary/Abstract: The author aims to explicate the term ‘apolitical Police’ and to expand on the postulate that the Police as a state agency should remain apolitical. He analyses the matter in various perspectives, including the informal support given to a political party, personal politics in appointments to positions of power, re-organisations leading to a shift in the balance of power between political parties, pretend activities aimed at achieving publicity goals, discretionary interpretation of targets achieved, etc. The process of making the Police political is however not affected through unlawful acts, but rather by means of generating connections and interrelationships which result from faulty legal provisions. The situation may be improved by perfecting the mechanisms of democracy and by applying high moral standards in politics.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: Nr spec.
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish