Changes in Public Entities Caused by the Crisis. A Case Study of the Polish Public Prosecutor’s Office

Abstract

Public organizations are in a state of crisis at the moment of significant institutional changes in their structures (Boin and t’Hart, in: Wagnedaar, 2000, pp. 9-31), and the greater the number of people affected - the more the crisis in the organization is felt. In connection with the ordinance of the Minister of Health of 13 March 2020 (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 433), announcing the state of epidemic threat in the territory of the Republic of Poland, common units of the prosecutor s office faced a new challenge regarding a quick and effective response to crimes arising in connection with the use of the state of emergency for unlawful purposes.