The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), as part of the celebrations marking the 18th anniversary of its establishment, prepared a series of 18 lectures for final-year students of secondary schools and first-year university students entitled ‘Coming of Age in the Service. Together for an Honest State’. One of the meetings took place at the University of Gdańsk under a signed letter of intent, thanks to which both institutions are implementing educational projects to build awareness of the phenomenon of corruption and to shape ethical and civic attitudes.
The main theme of the meeting was working with information. Pupils and students had the opportunity to hear about the reception and initial qualification of information, the channels through which it arrives at the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau, how a criminal analyst works, the analysis of phone records and financial data, operational, exploratory and procedural activities, and why cyber security is so important in the activities of the services.
The participants were welcomed by the Director of the Centre for Courses and Training of the University of Gdańsk, dr Piotr Zieliński: ‘The cooperation between the University of Gdańsk and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau is very important for us. It is a very great distinction for us, as a university, due to the fact that the values that guide the functioning of this office and the values of the University of Gdańsk coincide. We care about honesty, we care about justice, and we want to teach in the spirit of patriotism. I am very pleased that this auditorium was filled in such large numbers.’
Participants in the lecture had the opportunity to see a simulation of the arrest of a suspected person, and CBA officers told what the work of the various divisions looks like: from the analytical, investigative, operational or IT divisions to the implementation division. Pupils and students also learned about the channels through which cases of corruption should be reported. Using a fictional example, a step-by-step case study on the investigation of corruption at the government level was presented.
The young people also learned what a corruption shield is and what a polygraph examination and criminal, strategic and intelligence analysis looks like. At the end, pupils and students had the opportunity to ask questions about the service of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau.
The meeting at the University of Gdańsk was one of 18 lectures prepared by the CBA and held at universities across Poland. It was organised in cooperation with the Centre for Courses and Training at UG.
