Normative approach to operational and reconnaissance activities in terms of illegal evidence Cover Image

Normatywne ujęcie czynności operacyjno-rozpoznawczych w aspekcie dowodu nielegalnego
Normative approach to operational and reconnaissance activities in terms of illegal evidence

Author(s): Norbert Nowicki
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Criminology, Penal Policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: operational work; fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine; operational control; sting operation

Summary/Abstract: The issues discussed in this article refer to the normative status of operational and investigative activities in the context of the Police Act and the Code of Criminal Procedure. Namely, an attempt was made to demonstrate the conditions that affect the legal nature of surveillance, and thus the effective use of operational material in a criminal trial. For this purpose, the covert activity of the Police has been characterized by listing acceptable operational methods and defining operational and reconnaissance activities in the light of the literature on the subject. Therefore, in order to fully illustrate the issues discussed, an analysis was conducted of the legal relationship between the illegal evidence referred to in Art. 168a of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the evidence from operational and reconnaissance activities, on the example of an ordered operational control. The practical dimension of these considerations is discussed from the point of view of evidence proceedings, taking into account the procedural roles and responsibilities of the prosecutor and the court.

  • Issue Year: 13/2021
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 333-350
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish