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Title:

Certain legal solutions implemented in Poland and the problems which they cause in effective detecting and proving new formsof crime

Alternative title:

Problemi stričinenì zastosuvannâm pravovogo regulûvannâ, zaprovadženogo v Pol′ŝì dlâ efektivnogo vikrittâ ta dokazuvannâ novih form zločinnostì

ORCID:

0000-0002-0906-1569

Subject and Keywords:

Poland   criminality

Abstract:

The institution of the “little crown witness” was introduced in the Polish Penal Code in 1997 to enable effective detecting and proving the most dangerous forms of crime. The witness in question is a suspect who may receive a more lenient sentence if he or she testifies about crimes committed by other persons. The institution is misused by the prosecution in Poland, as such witness’s testimony is interpreted as evidence, while it should be treated as information to be confirmed. Criminals abuse the institution to settle scores with rival gangsters and frequently accuse police officers and prosecutors of accepting bribes.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Date issued:

2012

Date copyrighted:

2012

Identifier:

ISSN 2082-4939

Source:

PAd P 102216 II

Language:

pol   ukr   eng

Relation:

Wrocławsko-Lwowskie Zeszyty Prawnicze, 2012, 3, s. 227-238

Is version of:

Czasopisma Naukowe w Sieci (CNS)

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Rights holder:

Copyright by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Sp. z o.o.

Autor opisu:

WR U/PAdjm   WR U/PAdbg