Criminological picture of the crime espionage in Poland

• In Event: State and Political Crime

Abstract

The scientific issue of espionage remains on the sidelines of criminology and criminal law.The geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe due to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine poses a serious threat to the countries of NATO’s eastern flank, including Poland. It therefore seems that the importance of the issue of crime against the state is increasing. A paper attempting to provide insight into some criminological aspects of espionage based on espionage cases detected in Poland.

Author

• Piotr Chlebowicz, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn