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Mediation is the main form of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). Mediation involves a type of structured meeting with the disputing parties and an independent (neutral) third party who works to help them reach an agreement between themselves. The role of the third party is to facilitate negotiation and agreement between the disputing parties, but the mediator does not decide who is right or wrong or issue a decision. This kind of ADR is used in many jurisdictions to resolve different types of dispute in informal and confi dential way, such as those involving criminal-related issues. The following paper treats the subject of Polish Criminal Procedure Act of September 27, 2013 and its changes which will be incorporated to the Polish law system. It presents new solutions resulting in improving the effi cacy of mediation as a criminal concept..