Mobilities, social change and crime : lessons from Poland / Konrad Buczkowski and Paulina Wiktorska

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: transformation of crime in a society of universal mobility based on the example of Poland – Introduction -- 1 Selected theoretical concepts on the transformation of modern societies – from the fall of communism to the era of mobility. Changes in Poland in comparison with other countries of the region -- 1.1. Preliminary aspects -- 1.2. Transformation in Poland compared to the region -- 1.3. A global society or already a mobile society? -- 2 Towards universal mobility – changes in crime between 1990 and 2020 based on the example of Poland -- 2.1. Preliminary aspects -- 2.2. Years 1990–1999 – a period of rapid transformation -- 2.3. Years 2000–2010 – a period of development in troubled times -- 2.4. Years 2011–2020 – a time of stability and development: towards a mobile society based on modern technology -- 2.5. Summary -- 3 What’s next? Crime in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic -- 3.1. Preliminary aspects -- 3.2. The COVID-19 pandemic as a threat to the global economy and social relations -- 3.3. Crime during the pandemic.

"This book presents a synthesis of selected trends in the dynamics and structure of crime in Poland over the past 30 years, in the context of ongoing social transformations in the wider region. The book explores the impact of the deep systemic transformation of the late 1980s and early 1990s on the phenomenon of crime, its structure and dynamics, and the policy of its control in the following decades. It also examines the impact of changes resulting from the dynamic development of Polish society in the twenty-first century in the context of global changes towards the emergence of a new form of collective life, a mobile information society based on modern technologies. The focus is primarily on those deviant behaviors that can most obviously be linked to social changes, primarily political, economic, legal, and technological. The work examines disclosed crime figures available in official statistics. It also looks to the future considering the global societal changes caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on preliminary observations made in selected countries, the authors describe associated changes in criminal behavior and identify some pivotal developments that may influence future trends. The book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the areas of Criminal Law, Criminology, Sociology and Criminal Policy"-- Provided by publisher