On the possibilities of recruiting minors as confidential personal sources of information Cover Image

O możliwościach pozyskiwania małoletnich do współpracy jako poufnych osobowych źródeł informacji
On the possibilities of recruiting minors as confidential personal sources of information

Author(s): Piotr Herbowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: confidential personal sources of information; informants;

Summary/Abstract: The Polish legislator has not regulated in any way the possibility of police coopera-tion with minors as confidential personal sources of information. Therefore, for many yearsthere have been opinions about the lack of legal obstacles to such cooperation. However, itis forgotten that it may entail numerous risks for minors and the decision of the legislatoris rather a result of lack of awareness of the difficult choices that may face, for example,police officers working on criminal groups. It is necessary to give a broader presentationof our own perspective on this issue, based both on practical experience, as well as result-ing from an in-depth analysis of constitutional, national acts and international agreements.All of those allowe to formulate a number of postulates that will make it easier for policeservices to act within the limits of the law.

  • Issue Year: 21/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 103-117
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English
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