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An agent in the Slovak criminal law
An agent in the Slovak criminal law

Author(s): Stephen Kočan
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
Keywords: agent; agent provocateur; undercover; agent without legend

Summary/Abstract: We encounter different terms to label an agent in literature. Even the national legislation does not use a single term. Most ofen we encounter sych terms as "covert investigator", "secret police", "undercover cop" or "secret agent". Not only there is not a single term to refer to this in practice, but vast majority of states differently regulate the specific conditions of usage. This results in different situations and problems in the area of organized crime, which also determines the different police and judicial practice of this institution. For these reasons, we discuss the problem in different arrangments to solve this problem.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 39-47
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English
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