%0 Journal Article
%T Social worker and city guard - characteristics of field cooperation on the example of the City Guard of the City of Krakow and the Municipal Social Assistance Center in Krakow
%A Twaróg, Piotr
%J Homo et Societas
%V 2021
%R 10.4467/25436104HS.21.010.15288
%N Issue 6/2021
%P 43-52
%K municipal police, social worker, safety, threats, cooperation, permissions
%@ 2543-6104
%D 2021
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/homo-et-societas/article/pracownik-socjalny-a-straz-miejska-charakterystyka-wspolpracy-terenowej-na-przykladzie-strazy-miejskiej-miasta-krakowa-i-miejskiego-osrodka-pomocy-spolecznej-w-krakowie
%X The scope of tasks of the Municipal Social Welfare Centre in Kraków (Miejski Ośrodek Pomocy Społecznej w Krakowie) and the Municipal Police of Kraków (Straż Miejska Miasta Krakowa), both being local government institutions, enforces their close cooperation that ensures an effective execution of their goals by undertaking actions especially concerning the homeless. Threats from individuals, that are often of physical violence kind, that social workers are often unprepared to face, are inseparably incorporated in the specific nature of social work. To improve their safety and comfort of work, social workers aware of potential dangers ought to peruse opportunities offered by local departments of the Municipal Police operating in their remit. It is advisable that social workers know, however superficially, the statutory roles and responsibilities of the Municipal Police. To facilitate a seamless performance of their tasks by conducting them with all possible safety measures, social workers may request an assistance of the Municipal Police unit while on duty.