CPS Press authors

Science, practice,
experience.

CPS Press is made up of researchers and practitioners who deal with crime, forensic psychology, criminology, forensic science, security and the functioning of the justice system.

We combine a scientific perspective with the experience of people who professionally research, diagnose and analyse the phenomena they write about.

prof. dr hab.
Beata Pastwa-Wojciechowska

Head of the Department of Personality Psychology and Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, University of Gdańsk.

Clinical psychologist and psychosexology specialist. She scientific and expert activities focus, among other things, on forensic psychology, personality disorders, psychopathy, and the functioning of criminal offenders.

forensic psychology · psychopathy · personality of the perpetrators

prof. dr hab.
Ewa Gruza

Professor at the Chair of Evidence Law and Forensic Science at the University of the National Education Commission, Kraków.

Forensic scientist and expert in document examination. Since 2024, She has chaired the Consultative and Advisory Forum of the National Police Commander-in-Chief. Her areas of expertise include forensics, evidence law, forensic psychology, and the issues surrounding expert opinions.

forensics · law of evidence · expertise

Dr hab. Dagmara
Woźniakowska-Fajst, Prof. UW

Head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Policy at the University of Warsaw.

Criminologist and President of the Management Board of the Professor Stanisław Batawia Polish Criminological Society. He conducts research concerning, amongst other things, juvenile delinquency, victimology, female criminality and deviant behaviours.

criminology · minor · victimology

Dr hab. Piotr
Prof. Chomczyński, University of Łódź

Professor at the University of Lodz · criminologist, sociologist and Americanist.

He has conducted field research on organised crime and drug trafficking in Latin America for years. Member of the Criminology Commission of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. Appointed as an expert witness in proceedings before the US Immigration Court.

organised crime · fieldwork · Latin America

Dr Paweł Łabuz,
Prof. PANS

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities and Health Sciences of PANS in Przemyśl.

Lawyer and security expert with over twenty years of experience in police structures. Court expert in the field of operational and investigative activities and detective work. Specialises in combating organised crime and in operational law-enforcement work.

organised crime · operational work · services

Dr Joanna
Stojer-Polańska

PhD in Law · forensic scientist · SWPS University associate.

She investigates the dark figure of crime, disappearances and deaths requiring the consideration of various investigative hypotheses. She also deals with the use of animals in the services. Winner of the 2020 Populariser of Science competition.

forensics · disappearances · traces and searches

Dr Małgorzata
Sitarczyk

Psychologist · court expert · assistant professor at the WSEI Academy in Lublin.

Court expert witness in psychology since 2000. For years she also worked as a diagnostic psychologist in the Diagnostic Team of the Juvenile Shelter. She is responsible for education in the fields of forensic and penitentiary psychology in social rehabilitation.

forensic psychology · EXPERT OPINIONS · diagnosis
Concept and editorial supervision

CPS Press

Błażej Cholewiński
psychologist · founder of CPS Press

He is responsible for the CPS Press concept, selection of authors and subject areas, and the editorial direction of the publications.

The team of authors will be expanded alongside subsequent subject areas. We invite individuals whose academic record or professional experience enables them to contribute specialist knowledge, context and a practical perspective to the publications.

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