This article is a voice of approval of the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of 3 January 2012, Ref. Act: I OSK 2157/11. The ruling refers to the scope of public information that is available to the interested party. The court pointed out that public information could be invoices for services performed by private entities on behalf of public administrations. This ruling is part of anti-corruption strategies, based on transparency of the public life, and also supports the well-established case law, which treats public information very broadly. This results in an increase in the potential of the proactive investigation focused on cooperation with the community in the fight against corruption.

Geostatistical methods currently used in modern epidemiology were adopted in crime science using the example of the Opole province, Poland, in the years 2015–2019. In our research, we applied the Bayesian spatio-temporal random effects models to detect ‘cold-spots’ and ‘hot-spots’ of the recorded crime numbers (all categories), and to ascertain possible risk factors based on the available statistical population (demographic), socio-economic and infrastructure area characteristics. Overlapping two popular geostatistical models in the analysis, ‘cold-spot’ and ‘hot-spot’ administrative units were detected which displayed extreme differences in crime and growth rates over time. Additionally, using Bayesian modeling four categories of possible risk factors were identified in Opole. The established risk factors were the presence of doctors/medical personnel, road infrastructure, numbers of vehicles, and local migration. The analysis is directed toward both academic and police personnel as a proposal for an additional geostatistical control instrument supporting the management and deployment of local police based on easily available police crime records and public statistics.

The aim of this article is to point out the possibilities of using the first information about the crime of corruption to build a crime story, although the concept of the story is not much common ground for the practice of inquiry. Corruption crimes are characterized by significant problems of the nature of detection and legal evidential value, which makes it complicated for the authorities conducting proper investigations in the case. In the present study the author points to the essence and methods of creating the storyline of events, while leveraging the scientific achievements in the field of open source intelligence and criminal intelligence. With such a scheme drawn up, it is possible to raise the quality of pre-trial proceedings in cases of corruption, as illustrated by numerous examples.

Problematyka zwalczania przestępstw korupcyjnych jest niezwykle zawiła i wciąż pozostaje aktualnym zagadnieniem nawet w państwach rozwiniętych. Sama korupcja na terenach przygranicznych jest ważnym zagadnieniem prawno-kryminalistycznym. Współczesne problemy migracyjne w Europie stanowią coraz większe wyzwanie dla organów ścigania, a determinacja ruchów migracyjnych może być szczególnie korupcjogenna. Problem jest niezmiernie istotny z uwagi na fakt, że Polska stanowi wschodnią granicą Schengen i Unii Europejskiej, dlatego właściwe działania służb policyjnych i specjalnych, nastawione na wykorzystanie możliwości analitycznych, mogą stanowić skuteczne narzędzie w zapewnieniu integralności granic. Mechanizmy uwzględnione w aktach normatywnych nie zawsze są wystarczająco skuteczne, jednakże z pomocą przychodzą nowe narzędzia kryminalistyczne.

The phenomenon of sharenting, associated with the spread of image and information about children by parents in social media, is becoming more and more popular due to the development of new technologies. So far experience makes us assume that too little attention is paid to the possible negative effects of generating content about the children and their lives. This phenomenon is also not widely described by law, hence the authors wish to present its overview and distinguish the types of sharenting that may be considered pathological. In addition, their own view on the dangers that may cause new forms of criminal behavior towards children is presented. The presented considerations also aim at starting of a discussion on the perspective of future legal problems that may arise as a result of sharing information about children in the Internet.