KEY POLICE FORCES IN THE REBORN POLAND – HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND LINGUISTIC COMMENTARY ON THEIR NAMES

• Authors: Płotek, Marcin , Przetak, Marzena

Abstracts

EN

The text concerns the names of Polish police forces, their symbols, semantics, etymology and the way they are written down (spelling). The article contains historical and linguistic content. The reconstruction of the Polish state in 1918 made it possible to establish the police as a typical organisation. The Seym passed an act establishing a new, uniform police force (the State Police) on 24 July 1919. It was the fi rst Polish police organisation to survive formally until 1944. In post-war Poland, the traditional functions (tasks) of the police were taken over (performed) by the Citizens’ Militia. Contrary to its own name, the militia did not have the status of civic activism for the common good, but was a state body, centralised, hierarchical, rejecting the principle of nonpoliticality and linked to the security apparatus. The modern police are the heir not only of the State Police, but also of all previous Polish police forces. To sum up, the article brings closer and commemorates the important moments of our history, giving an idea of the changing reality of everyday service and the role of police in the various forms of the political system.

Keywords

EN

proper names; police forces; State Police; Citizens’ Militia; Police; regaining independence

• Publisher: Wyższa Szkoła Policji w Szczytnie
• Journal: Przegląd Policyjny
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 135(3)
• Pages: 137-161

Dates

published

2020-01-21

Contributors

author

Płotek, Marcin

author

Przetak, Marzena

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.7543