RISK IN OPERATIONAL-RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITIES

The book "Risk in Operational-Reconnaissance Activities" by Jacek Kudła and Piotr Kosmaty is a compendium of knowledge that presents the difficult issue of collecting materials from operational-reconnaissance activities in criminalistic and legal-evidence aspects, up to the process of their use in criminal proceedings. The authors present selected methods of operational work known to modern criminalistics, paying particular attention to the role of the first, basic activities performed by individual services authorized to conduct them.

• Compendium of knowledge about operational-reconnaissance activities.
• Analysis of criminalistic and legal-evidence aspects.
• Use of materials in criminal proceedings.
• Methods of operational work known to modern criminalistics.
• Role of the first activities performed by the services.
• System solutions based on legal regulations.
• Assessment of operational risk before applying the method.

In the study, the authors address the problems posed by today's reality and provide system solutions to this difficult situation, based on strict legal and procedural regulations. They point out that before applying a selected method of operational work, a necessary condition is to assess the so-called operational risk. This concept is not new and occurs in every area of life, including during the preparation of operational activities.

The most important message of the book is to help all officers using operational work methods in assessing the first information and collected materials. The book is also addressed to persons supervising operational activities, to prosecutors and courts involved in the decision-making process, who use the results of some operational-reconnaissance activities in criminal proceedings. It can be extremely useful for young adepts of police and prosecutor's art, gaining knowledge in the schools of individual services and the National School of Judiciary and Prosecution.

This book is an invaluable source of knowledge for all those involved in the topics of security, law and criminalistics. Thanks to it, you can better understand the process of collecting and using operational materials, as well as assess the risk associated with the activities undertaken. It is a must-read for officers, prosecutors, judges, as well as students and adepts of police and prosecutor's art. This publication will certainly contribute to improving the quality of work of services and law enforcement agencies, as well as increasing the safety of citizens. The book has 172 pages and the format 227x169 mm.