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Dual Status of Members of the Police of the Czech Republic in Relation to Disinformation Influence
Mgr. Lenka Jakubcová, Ph.D., Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague
Faculty of Security Management, Department of Crisis Management
The article points to the specific dual position of the Czech Police officers in the context of disinformation influence. They are not only in the position of recipients of the disinformation contents (as well as the rest of society), but at the same time they are subject to special requirements and demands resulting from their professional status granted to them by law. These apply both to the area of their personal integrity and resilience as well as the ability to recognize disinformation contents, take an appropriate standpoint towards them, identify the authors of disinformation and properly act against them in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure. In this respect, they must possess the necessary skills, abilities and competences that will enable them to the maximum extent possible to recognize the disinformation content as well as verify its sources or attribute authorship to specific persons for whom relevant criminal law consequences come into consideration. The authors of the article present a solution methodology consisting of the interconnected strategic (conceptual), methodological and educational outcomes aimed at increasing the resilience of members of the Police of the Czech Republic and strengthening their competences in the area of countering disinformation influence.
Keywords: Countering Disinformation Influence, Disinformation, Dual Status, Police of the Czech Republic, Resilience.