NCJ Number
131234
Journal
Kriminalist Volume: 22 Issue: 10 Dated: (October 1990) Pages: 390
Date Published
1990
Length
1 page
Annotation
The article describes the reformed democratic police force in Poland.
Abstract
While inveterate supporters of the old regime have been dismissed from the police, numerous others have left the communist party, and the solidarity union is now established in the police. Under the new police oath, officers swear to serve not socialism, but the constitution and the nation; the oath also promises to uphold honor, dignity, and high professional ethics. Significantly, Poland's newly created 49 top police administrators had no leadership roles in the former Ministry of the Interior and no ties to the communist secret service though they had served in the police for an average of 23 years. Numerous new applicants seek to enter the police force despite the high requirements: good health, the highest moral character, and completion of basic military service. Poland's police may now attend church in uniform again without fear of reprisals.