The Beginnings of Modern Hungarian Law Enforcement

Abstract

The creators of German policing, police science and their works, the impact of which can still be felt, proved to be decisive in the establishment of modern Hungarian law enforcement. The beginning of modern policing in Hungary can be traced back to the publication of the works of Ignác Zsoldos (1838) and Ágoston Karvasy (1843). They were followed by their contemporaries Emil Récsi, Gyula Kautz and Tivadar Pauler. The leaders and those executing policing activities were the first to learn from their work about the concept and areas of policing in Hungarian, as well as the requirements for these activities. The study presents the main ideas of the papers on policing written by the above scholars.