Organized Crime in Poland 310-KS2-1PDW7C

The lecture covers the origins of organized crime in Poland in the 1990s, its development in subsequent years and the methods of counteracting it.
Organized crime began to develop in Poland in the 1990s after political changes. Criminal groups operating at that time took advantage of the weakness of state structures, including the newly established police, to develop their criminal activities. At that time, two large criminal groups emerged and dominated Poland: the Pruszków and Wołomin groups. They began their activities by smuggling alcohol and cigarettes in large quantities, then began extorting racketeering and engaged in drug crime.
Organized drug crime is one of the most profitable types of crime. Polish groups engaged in the trade and smuggling of drugs such as cocaine and marijuana and developed the production of synthetic drugs in Poland and their smuggling to Scandinavia and Western Europe.
The authorities' response to the developing organized crime was to create a legal institution in the form of a "crown witness", which broke the monolith of criminal groups and led to the arrest of their leaders. A very important element was the establishment in 2000 of the Central Investigation Bureau of the Police Headquarters, a unit specializing in the fight against organized crime. The Central Bureau of Investigation broke up about 4,000 criminal groups and arrested about 100,000. suspicious.
During the lecture, the most important issues related to drug crime and its fight will be presented, as well as the achievements of the Central Bureau of Investigation in reducing organized crime, emphasizing the most important priorities such as confiscation of criminals' property.
The lecture will last 15 hours and the assessment will be a multiple-choice test.
The student will devote approximately 18 hours to the lecture, preparation for the final exam and the test.