Ota Demel: příklad kariéry četnického důstojníka v meziválečném Slezsku

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The article focuses on life and professional activities of Ota (Otto) Demel, Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak gendarmerie officer and one of pioneers of interwar Czechoslovak criminology. The text focuses on Demels service in Těšín (Teschen) region during Czechoslovak-Polish border conflict in the area following the Great War and during the subsequent era of consolidation. The then methods of fighting both organised and petty crime are illustrated on the case of Demel. The study also describes complicated ties between service conditions and personal life of interwar gendarmes. Research is based mainly on agenda of Ministry of Interior and Commanderin-Chief of Gendarmerie, located in National Archive in Prague. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Ivana Kolářová, 1986-

Document Type

Articles

Published in

Slezský sborník : čtvrtletník pro vědy o společnosti. -- ISSN 0037-6833. -- Ročník 121, číslo 2 (2023), strana 189-202

Subjects

Demel, Ota, > 1880-

20. století

četnictvo > Československo > 20. století

kriminalita

veřejná bezpečnost

četníci

velitelé

Těšínské Slezsko

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