Fighting Corruption Crime in Poland in Institutional Terms

Abstract: The article presents anti-corruption activities in Poland undertaken in relation to behaviours of a corrupt nature, as well as selected issues related to activities undertaken by the state aimed at limiting and counteracting them within the framework of the System for Combatting Corruption Crime. The text presents the state entities established for this purpose and presents the most important elements which are indispensable for carrying out effective preventive and detection activities against such behaviours. The article indicates what tasks are performed, inter alia, by the Police in the system of combatting corruption and what requirements are imposed on law enforcement bodies in this respect. Attention is also drawn to the necessity of strengthening the possibilities of cooperation between individual services in order to increase the effectiveness of counteracting this phenomenon.