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The content of the study focuses on the issue of the subject matter and scope of the contemporary Police in Poland with reference to the achievements of the theory of state and law. In the field of the subjective scope the organisational structure of the Police, the main determinants of its activities, key organisational units, their participation in the structure of government administration power and in the system of organisations participating in the protection of human and public safety were presented. The main tasks of Polish Police, including the international aspect, the powers of the whole formation and policemen, and possible forms of action in relation to the concept of social responsibility of state institutions are presented. The perceived effects of Polish Police activities in the area of social security are also described.