Badania nad przestępczością w Polsce w XX w. z perspektywy kryminologii historycznej
Criminality in Poland in the 20th Century from the Perspective of Historical Criminology The State of Research

Summary/Abstract: Criminality in 20th-century Poland is an extremely interesting issue. World War IIand the period of communism led to a profound transformation of Polish society, which alsoinfluenced broadly understood criminality (including political crimes). While studying twentieth-century history of criminality, researchers encounter numerous and considerable challenges;chief among them are: legal limitations in the access to sources and poorly preserved sources.Despite these and other obstacle, historical research, including historical criminology, may contributeto the deepening of the knowledge about Polish society in the 20th century.

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