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Domestic violence prevention and prosecution of perpetrators is one of the priorities of the Polish police. Domestic violence is described as a separate crime in the Polish Penal Code. (See...

At the beginning of the 1990s there was a growth trafficking in human beings observed in Poland. At present, Poland is not only a country of origin of victims but also a transit country, a...

The results of independent social research conducted for many years shows that the sense of security of Poles maintains at a high level, as well as the indicators of social evaluations of...

As Robbery in the light of Polish Penal Code is strictly connected with two other categories: theft with assault and criminal coercion. As this phenomena stay in close relation they are all...

There is no strategic or national approach to reduce sexual crime or violence in Poland but in several national programmes and strategies this problem is described. Sexual crimes are part of...