Open AccessCOOPERATION BETWEEN THE POLICE FORCES AND NGOs WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF SECURITY
Author(s) -
Dariusz Szydłowski,
Kamil Martyniak
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
zeszyty naukowe/scientific journal/zeszyty naukowe wyższej szkoły finansów i prawa w bielsku-białej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-411X
pISSN - 2084-1809
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0012.9692
Subject(s) - statutory law , public security , law enforcement , business , work (physics) , enforcement , agency (philosophy) , public administration , public relations , merge (version control) , administration (probate law) , political science , law , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering , social science , computer science , information retrieval
The Police as the largest uniformed law enforcement agency in Poland (more than 100,000 functionaries) with strictly hierarchical command structure is capable of entering into cooperation with external entities including non-governmental organizations. NGOs are all entities which are not public administration organs or units and which operate on a non-profit basis. A characteristic feature of an NGO is the lack of links to the public authorities. In Poland the status of NGOs is regulated by the Public Benefit and Volunteer Work Act of 2003 which introduced an extended definition of non-governmental organizations as entities engaged in public interest and charitable activities (ngo.pl, 2018). The paper presents the subject matter related to the cooperation of the Polish Police with non-governmental organizations with respect to their statutory tasks, determines the place of NGOs in the security system and draws conclusions and recommendations regarding the cooperation.