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 Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Police are often used as an emergency service and may provide a public safety at large gatherings as well as in disasters and search and rescue situations.
Police are also responsible for reporting minor by issuing citations which typically may result in the of fines particularly for violations of traffic law.
In many jurisdictions police officers carry firearms in the normal course of their In the United Kingdom and some other countries of the police tradition the police are not normally firearms but are issued other weapons (nightsticks pepper spray etc) and may be issued in special situations.
www.freeglossary.com /Law_enforcement   (1313 words)

  
 Comparative Criminology | Europe - Poland
Poland's contemporary penal legislation is comprised of three basic sets of laws: the Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Code for the Execution of Penalties.
Poland is a source, transit, and destination country for the trafficking of women and girls.
Police have seized significant amounts of narcotics hidden in picture frames and furniture that were sent through the mail.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/europe/poland.html   (12542 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Police
Police are normally considered an emergency service and may provide a public safety function at large gatherings, as well as in emergencies, disasters, and search and rescue situations.
Police and paramilitary units generally function very poorly as military units and are generally destroyed when they attempt to fight a military force.
Police departments with undercover officers take great pains to keep their undercovers' names, faces, and even the sounds of their voices a secret.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Police   (1240 words)

  
 Police, Poland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Police is the capital of Police County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously it was in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Police in Nazi times was a location for the German concentration camp Pölitz that was a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.
The city and the plant was captured on 26 April 1945 and soon became a Russian adminstered exclave within the territory of Poland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Police,_Poland   (404 words)

  
 EUROPEAN SYSTEMS OF POLICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Police training in these institutions took three years and the aim was to add professional and scientific knowledge as well as practically oriented knowledge to police work.
Police academies are not perceived as educational institutions in the United States, although it is not uncommon that trainees are given a certain number of credit hours that can be applied toward their college education.
As a broad generalization, as the needs for more knowledge in police were increasing, police training institutions were adding more and more education to their training, to the point that they either evolved into an educational institution within the police organization, or a separate institution was formed to exclusively serve the educational needs of police.
www.ncjrs.gov /policing/eur551.htm   (8702 words)

  
 International Police Program
The Poland National Police was the foundation of this study.
Although Poland is relatively new to democracy, I believe that the Poland National Police are light years ahead of the police agencies of the United States because they seem to be living proof that a police force can act as a cohesive team in order to "protect and serve" the people of their nation.
I was astonished with the Poland National Police, especially with their advanced modern policing; their skills, ability and knowledge on different aspects of policing.
www.cjcenter.org /ipp/letter.html   (711 words)

  
 Police
Two seminars for police officers on methods of combating violence against children and the trafficking in human beings, with special reference to interrogation techniques and behaviour in relation to children and women who have been victims of violence.
The Icelandic police and immigration authorities have a traditional co-operation unit with authorities in the neighbouring countries, especially in cities where there are direct flights to Iceland, and the main commercial harbours on the continent.
Latvia The present police co-operation at the borders (including that with Lithuania) is carried out on informal basis, however at present a broader-scope project on combating smuggling and trafficking is drafted at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Latvia which would also include combating trafficking in children.
www.sasian.org /legal/baltic/baltic5.htm   (2190 words)

  
 1998 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, February 26, 1999
Police studies indicate that about 40 percent of secondary school students have experimented with drugs, and the PNP reported an increase of 451 percent in the number of drug- related crimes committed by juveniles compared to last year.
Poland's increase in its cooperation with international drug enforcement organizations and the use of undercover operations, such as controlled delivery and transport, undercover buys, and wire and electronic communication intercepts (as recently allowed by law), are expected to increase the effectiveness of counternarcotics efforts in Poland.
Poland is party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention, the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Drugs, the 1961 Single Convention and its 1972 protocol.
www.hri.org /docs/USSD-INCSR/1998/Europe/Poland.html   (1349 words)

  
 CNN.com - Poles queue for secret police files - February 15, 2001
The lifting of the veil on Poland's police archives comes nearly 11 years after Poland's Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa, as the security police were known, crumbled amid the rubble of communism.
And just last August in Poland, Lech Walesa, the Solidarity founder and Polish president from 1990 to 1995, was cleared of allegations that he had informed for the old regime's secret police.
In Poland, many former communists and other leftist politicians have opposed opening the archives, warning of the dangers of relying on incomplete and often falsified secret-police files as a basis for apportioning historical blame.
archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/02/15/poland.files/index.html   (952 words)

  
 Report: Freedom of assembly and speech limited in Poland - Poland / Czech / Slovak Repression / prisoners - Anarkismo
The police raided dozens of activists at their homes and at workplaces, put pressure on them and provoked them in order to intimidate and discourage them from participating in the legal protest.
They were offended by the police, who even in the police car didn't want to give a reason and the legal basis for their detention.
The reaction of the police was that several people were pulled on the snow, kicked in the legs, had their arms twisted and hair torn out.
www.anarkismo.net /newswire.php?story_id=1644   (2659 words)

  
 Amnesty International Report 2002 - Europe - POLAND
There were reports of incidents of racially motivated violence in which the police authorities failed in their duty to protect the victims adequately.
Apparently two police officers who were at the scene of the attack did not intervene to stop the violence.
A police spokesman denied that the assault was racially motivated and claimed that the two officers present at the scene of the attack were unable to intervene.
web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/eur/poland!Open   (566 words)

  
 The Police as Social Change Agents? The Curious Case of Poland’s Transition
The police role in protecting the state and in engaging in abuses is of course not restricted to non-democratic governments.
The original French conception of a "high police" (referring to position in the hierarchy, rather than to stoned) was for an absorbent police who would saturate the society in the interests of protecting the state.
Yet whatever the continuing commonalties with respect to the political role of the police across societies, the repressive role of police in the Soviet dominated countries, is archtypical in literature and social science.
web.mit.edu /gtmarx/OldFiles/www/forpol.html   (2679 words)

  
 Poland Township Government: Police Department
As of January 1, 2001 the police department has an authorized strength of twelve (12) full time sworn officers, six (6) casual sworn officers, (6) auxiliary sworn officers, one (1) youth diversion specialist, and two (2) clerical support staff.
The Chief of Police is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the department.
The police department vehicle fleet is comprised of seven (7) marked patrol units and two (2) unmarked vehicles.
www.polandtownship.org /police.htm   (636 words)

  
 ICOM's International Committee for Museum Security (ICMS) /Le Comité international de l'ICOM pour la sécurité dans ...
The police issued photo-communiqués with the artworks that were being searched for, but their usefulness was very limited on account of the poor publishing quality.
Poland was not yet an Interpol member in 1988, which is why the Centre had direct exchange of information with the Headquarters in Lyon at the time.
The fact that at the moment police structures are not interested in using the Internet for their purposes, does not mean that other institutions should not use it either.
icom.museum /ss-icms/page25.html   (1388 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Poland
Police arrested Prujszczyk as the rally on 16 May was beginning to break up.
Police accused Prujszczyk of assaulting a police officer, even though according to accounts from other people present, particularly other journalists, he took no part in jostling with the security forces.
The police accusation is based on the evidence of an officer whom Prujszyk says he does not know.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=13842   (567 words)

  
 International Police Program
The premise of the trip was to afford police officers and others with criminal justice interest from the United States the opportunity to obtain an overview of Polish police training, tactics, policies and Polish law.
The Polish National Police force is a fairly new entity, and all of the officers we had contact with had a very definite thirst for knowledge and yearned to hear about our experiences on this side of the world.
I was advised that the police, attorneys, and the judge all work together so that if a person were to go to court all the evidence that has been uncovered has indicated their guilt.
www.cjcenter.org /ipp/alumni.html   (1057 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Scores of Cup arrests in Germany
Police said trouble flared ahead of the match, as they tried to arrest "violent hooligans in the city centre".
A central square was sealed off and bottles were thrown at police in the worst trouble so far at the World Cup.
A police officer and 32 fans were injured in the clashes.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/5081684.stm   (523 words)

  
 Washingtonville Police Department - OFFICERS
He is in charge of all the financial and internal structures of the police department.
Chief Craven served with the Washingtonville Police Department from April of 1998 to November of 2000 as a sergeant.
He is in charge of all investigations, and assists the chief in the administrative duties of police department.
www.washingtonvilleohpd.com /officers.html   (390 words)

  
 CER | Poland: Secret police files open to the public... almost
Poland's 90 per cent Catholic population have not been immune to the series' popularity as hundreds of thousands of Polish-language copies have been sold and fans are holding their first national conference this Saturday in Warsaw.
Warsaw police announced that, "the chief of the communication department from [Warsaw's] Mokotów district was co-operating with the Pruszkow gang and was legalizing stolen cars." Oops!
In Wednesday night's raid, nine car thieves, two fences, the chief of the communication's department of the Mokotów municipality office and two other employees of the office were scooped up in the loving arms of the law.
www.ce-review.org /01/6/polandnews6.html   (810 words)

  
 Poland's Secret Police Files
Lena Kolarska-Bobinska, director of Poland's Institute of Public Affairs, says she plans to examine her file in the near future.
In 1976, the police wrote down that I spent a lot of time drinking and going to parties, which is true.
Poland observer Antony Polonsky of Brandeis University in Massachusetts says old police files should be regarded with skepticism.
www.voanews.com /english/NewsAnalysis/2005-01-31-voa36.cfm   (802 words)

  
 Hooligan Violence Rears Its Head for Germany-Poland Game | Features | Deutsche Welle | 15.06.2006
Police said some people had been hurt by the missiles thrown, but no one had been seriously injured.
The relationship between the two countries, and especially soccer fans, has been marred by trouble and historical tensions, and police were on the alert as ten of thousands of fans from both nations descended on Dortmund to watch their teams play.
Germany's clash against Poland Wednesday is set to be an emotional rollercoaster for striker duo Miroslav Kose and Lukas Podolski.
www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,2056489,00.html   (1015 words)

  
 Child Prostitution - Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Police reported 1,697 cases of the sexual exploitation of children, 158 cases of child pornography, and 70 cases of child abandonment.
Schools did not have procedures to protect children from physical or psychological abuse by teachers, and the teachers' work code provides legal immunity from prosecution for corporal punishment in the classroom.
CHILDREN VULNERABLE - Since the border guards and police may regard trafficking victims as criminals who have violated passport laws, victims were afraid to turn to officials for help.
www.gvnet.com /childprostitution/Poland.htm   (1017 words)

  
 stopVAW -- Poland<DIV align=right> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><EM>Poland Monitors for the <A ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The new Constitution of the Republic of Poland (available here in Polish) was adopted in 1997 and establishes equality before the law in several provisions.
The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women noted that the victim is required to initiate proceedings against the rapist by filing a motion, and she may not withdraw the charges once they are filed.
A report Women in Poland 2003 (here in Polish) by Urszula Nowakowska and Anna Swedrowska, observed that Article 11(1) of the Labour Code protects the personal dignity and bodily integrity of employees.
www.stopvaw.org /Poland2.html   (2533 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | Poland opens police files
Poland has started opening up files kept by the Communist-era secret police, more than 10 years after the fall of the Communist regime.
Offices of the National Remembrance Institute, which was set up especially to make the archives available to victims of Communist repression, have been taking applications from people who wish to see their files.
The fate of secret police archives has been a controversial subject across Eastern Europe over the past 10 years.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1158555.stm   (308 words)

  
 FBI detains suspect in murder of Poland's ex-police chief
Polish investigators had 'hard evidence that Edward Mazur was involved in the murder of the former national police commander of Poland,' Ziobro told reporters in Warsaw Friday evening.
Police also investigated rumours he assassination was linked to shady business dealings and kick-backs for political parties, but no findings were made public.
Ziobro said solving the case and bringing to justice those responsible for the high-profile assassination was 'matter of honour' for Poland's justice authorities.
freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1723049/posts   (387 words)

  
 Polish officers to fight hooliganism in World Cup - Pravda.Ru
A group of assailants beat three men from Mozambique and Cuba in an apparent racist attack in eastern Germany, and one had to be hospitalized, police said Friday.
Poland has already increased security checks on trains and at the German border, national police chief Marek Bienkowski said.
Polish police have also given German officials a list of 500 Polish hooligans banned from entering stadiums in Poland, he added, reports the AP.
english.pravda.ru /news/world/05-06-2006/81565-World-Cup-0   (533 words)

  
 Warsaw, Poland, police shut gay club
Polish police carried out a final dawn raid against Warsaw’s Le Madame gay bar on March 31, ending a week-long occupation of the club by an ad hoc coalition of movement forces.
As word of the resistance traveled, police barricades proved insufficient to keep out reinforcements—gays, lesbians and other left-wing, artists, students and other intellectuals—including those from out of town.
As negotiations with police and the right-wing capitalist government in Poland continued throughout the week, support from an already broad political spectrum widened.
www.workers.org /2006/world/warsaw-0420   (486 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - Poland sends 68 police officers to Germany for the World Cup
WARSAW, Poland -- A group of Polish police officers traveled to neighboring Germany on Monday in order to help prevent hooliganism during the World Cup.
Marek Bienkowski, Poland's national police chief, said the country has already increased security checks on trains and at the German border.
Polish police have also given German officials a list of 500 Polish hooligans banned from entering stadiums in Poland, he said.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=97845   (282 words)

  
 German police tell English fans they will be sent home for making Nazi salutes
Dietmar Wolf, a senior captain at Germany's federal police headquarters, said that fans who made Nazi salutes would be sent home and those who persisted in singing offensive songs would be given warnings and might be banned from certain areas.
British police said yesterday that some football hooligans had failed to comply with orders to hand in their passports ahead of the World Cup.
Hampshire Police said that 18 out of 168 people in their area had failed to do so.
www.prisonplanet.com /articles/june2006/010606_b_Nazi.htm   (352 words)

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