%0 Journal Article %T Militia, Open Up! About Crime Fiction in People’s Poland. Szczecin–Warszawa: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, 2019, 231 Pages %A Pilarczyk, Piotr Miłosz %J Cracow Studies of Constitutional and Legal History %V Volume 14 (2021) %R 10.4467/20844131KS.21.020.13528 %N Volume 14, Issue 2 %P 276-279 %K crime story, detective story, law and literature, legal awareness, Polish People’s Republic %@ 2084-4115 %D 2021 %U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kshpp/article/dorota-skotarczak-otwierac-milicja-o-powiesci-kryminalnej-w-prl-szczecin-warszawa-instytut-pamieci-narodowej-2019-231-stron %X In People’s Poland, a distinct type of crime fiction was developed. Popular militia novels were entertaining, but also dictated attitudes towards the legal system.