BSSb1116 Police and intelligence activities and law

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Mlejnková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Banáš (assistant)
Mgr. Lukáš Janovič (assistant)
Mgr. Katarína Přikrylová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 P31 Posluchárna I. A. Bláhy, except Thu 19. 3.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! BSSb1111 Security forces && !NOW( BSSb1111 Security forces )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
The course aims to describe and analyze the development and contemporary character of internal security agencies and intelligence services, focusing on their activities and legal regulation. The attention will primarily be paid to the modern situation in the Czech Republic; however, the topic will also be conceptualized in the historical and contemporary European and global context, including international cooperation in this field. Practical examples will be primarily used in the course.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to identify and analyze the institutional and functional character of internal security forces and intelligence services and will know the basics of their legal regulation, which they will be able to describe and explain with the help of practical examples.
Key topics
Introduction to the study of internal security forces and intelligence services -  Definition of internal security forces and their activities - Law of internal security forces in the Czech Republic - Police and similar internal security forces - Correctional officers - Customs administration and border guards, - Rescue and fire brigades -, Definition of intelligence services, their activities and system - Law of intelligence services in the Czech Republic - Civilian intelligence services - Military intelligence services -  Special intelligence services Course summary
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • MATES, Pavel; František VAVERA; Jindřich ŠKODA and Antonín SLABÝ. Veřejné sbory v České republice. Vydání první. Praha: Leges, 2023, 408 stran. ISBN 9788075026507. info
  • TVRDÁ, Kateřina. Vnitřní bezpečnostní sbory a zpravodajské služby ve střední Evropě. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, Masarykova univerzita, 2018. 273 s. Politologická řada, sv. č. 70. ISBN 978-80-7325-465-0.
  • MICHÁLEK, Luděk, Ladislav POKORNÝ, Jozef STIERANKA, Michal MARKO a Adrián VAŠKO. Zpravodajské služby a zpravodajská činnost. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2021. xxv, 412. ISBN 9788075987259.
  • RECHTIK, Marek and Miroslav MAREŠ. Evropské četnické síly (European gendarmerie force). Politické vedy. Banská Bystrica: Fakulta politických vied a medzinárodných vzťahov UMB Banská Bystrica, 2020, vol. 23, No 1, p. 202-240. ISSN 1335-2741. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24040/politickevedy.2020.23.1.202-240. URL info
  • KUČERA, Michal and Miroslav MAREŠ. Zakládání sousedských hlídek v ČR? (Founding of neighbourhood watch in the Czech Republic). Kriminalistika. Praha: Ministerstvo vnitra ČR, 2014, vol. 47, No 3, p. 176-191. ISSN 1210-9150. info
  • MARTINOVSKÝ, Petr. Privatizace vězeňství - moderní trend či přežitek? (Prison privatization - latest trend or anachronism). Bezpečnostní teorie a praxe. Praha: Policejní akademie České republiky, 2012, vol. 2012, No 2, p. 47-62. ISSN 1801-8211. info
    recommended literature
  • GOBINETT, Pierre. Gendarmerie Alternative: Is There a Case for the Existence of Police Organisations with Military Status in the Twenty-First Century European Security Apparatus. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 2008, roč, 10, č. 4,
  • MACEK, Pavel a Lubomír UHLÍŘ. Dějiny policie a četnictva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Themis, 1997. 178 s., [8. ISBN 80-85821-52-4.
  • MAREŠ, Miroslav a Marek SUCHÁNEK. Reform of the Police of the Czech Republic: An unfinished business? Central European Papers. 2015, roč. 3, č. 1, s. 78-98. ISSN 2336-369X.
  • MACEK, Pavel a Lubomír UHLÍŘ. Dějiny policie a četnictva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Police history, 2011. 291 s. ISBN 9788086477558.
  • MACEK, Pavel a Lubomír UHLÍŘ. Dějiny policie a četnictva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Police history, 1999. 230 s., [9. ISBN 80-902670-0-9.
  • MACEK, Pavel a Lubomír UHLÍŘ. Dějiny policie a četnictva. Vyd. 1. Praha: Police history, 2001. 230 s., 18. ISBN 80-86477-01-0
  • POKORNÝ, Ladislav. Zpravodajské služby. 1. vyd. Praha: Auditorium, 2012. 150 s. ISBN 978-80-87284-21-6.
  • ZETOCHA, Karel. Zpravodajské služby v nové demokracii: Česká republika. Brno: Fakulta sociálních studií MU, 2009. 246 s. Vydání I. ISBN 978-80-210-5004-4.
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures and written homework
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The exam consists from evaluation of two in-term written tests (max. 24 points, max. 12 from each), written homework (max. 12 points) and final written test (max. 24 points). Grading: Grading: 56-60: A 51-55: B 46-50: C 41-45: D 36-40: E 35-0: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
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