Cooperation of the probation service with the Police
– provisions of the law, challenges and restrictions
Cooperation of the probation service with the Police
– provisions of the law, challenges and restrictions
Author(s): Iwona KlonowskaSubject(s): Criminal Law, Criminology
Published by: Fundacja Pedagogium
Keywords: Probation officer; Police; Act on probation officers; Act on the Police; probation officer’s safety; parental authority; safety
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the cooperation between the probation service and the Police, as one of the institutions whose scope of activity is included in the tasks of both institutions. The proper implementation of the tasks assigned to probation officers requires the support from other institutions. The tasks carried out by probation officers with the participation of the Police include, i.a. compulsory removal of a person subject to parental authority or under the care of a probation officer, compulsory bringing to the medical facility of a person evading their duties or providing support when the safety of the probation officer carrying out the tasks entrusted to them is threatened. The quality of this cooperation, the effective flow of information and the consolidation of activities determines measurable effects with regard to the probation officer’s charges. This text refers to general legal provisions defining the scope of Police activity in this area, as well as the analyzed detailed agreements developed in the course of cooperation.
Journal: Resocjalizacja Polska
- Issue Year: 17/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 65-76
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English