Konrad Żurek

Okres dwudziestolecia międzywojennego był trudny dla polskich władz państwowych. Równolegle z odbudową państwa polskiego i tożsamości narodowej tworzono fundamenty polskiego prawa. W krótkich odstępach czasu dokonywano wielu istotnych zmian organizacyjnych, które objęły również Policję Państwową. W tym okresie znacznie usprawniono aparat administracyjny w Polsce, dążono także do budowy własnego modelu organizacji wewnętrznej państwa. W latach 1919–1939 kilkakrotnie przeprowadzano reorganizację struktur Policji Państwowej. Problemy społeczne, wyznaniowe, narodowościowe czy różnice kulturowe w nowo powstałej państwowości stały się pośrednimi przyczynami przestępczości. Do walki z nią powołano między innymi policję kryminalną. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest omówienie jej organizacji i działalności w okresie dwudziestolecia międzywojennego i podanie najważniejszych zmian prawnych, których dokonano dla tej formacji. Autor sformułował następującą hipotezę badawczą: reorganizacja struktur Policji Państwowej miała zasadnicze znaczenie w zakresie organizacji i działalności policji kryminalnej. W analizie posłużono się metodą dogmatyczno-prawną, a ze względu na zakres czasowy – również metodą historyczno-prawną.

ABSTRACT

Organisation and activities of the criminal police in the interwar period. Selected aspects

The interwar period was a difficult one for the Polish state authorities. In parallel with the reconstruction of the Polish state and national identity, the foundations of Polish law were being laid. In a short interval, many significant organisational changes were taking place, which also included the State Police. During this period, the administrative apparatus in Poland was considerably streamlined, and efforts were also made to build its own model of internal organisation of the state. Between 1919 and 1939, the structures of the State Police were reorganised several times. Social, religious and nationality problems or cultural differences in the newly established statehood were among the indirect causes of crime. Accordingly, among other things, a criminal police force was established to combat it. The purpose of this article is to discuss its organisation and activities in the interwar period and to give the most important legal changes that took place for this formation. The author formulated the following research hypothesis: the reorganisation of the structures of the State Police was fundamental in terms of the organisation and activities of the criminal police. In the analysis, the dogmatic-legal method was used and, due to the time scope, also the historical-legal method.

The interwar period was a difficult one for the Polish state authorities. In parallel with the reconstruction of the Polish state and national identity, the foundations of Polish law were being laid. In a short interval, many significant organisational changes were taking place, which also included the State Police. During this period, the administrative apparatus in Poland was considerably streamlined, and efforts were also made to build its own model of internal organisation of the state. Between 1919 and 1939, the structures of the State Police were reorganised several times. Social, religious and nationality problems or cultural differences in the newly established statehood were among the indirect causes of crime. Accordingly, among other things, a criminal police force was established to combat it. The purpose of this article is to discuss its organisation and activities in the interwar period and to give the most important legal changes that took place for this formation. The author formulated the following research hypothesis: the reorganisation of the structures of the State Police was fundamental in terms of the organisation and activities of the criminal police. In the analysis, the dogmatic-legal method was used and, due to the time scope, also the historical-legal method.