THE INSTITUTE WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN CARRYING OUT RESEARCH ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN POLAND. EVALUATED IS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PENAL, EDUCATIONAL, CORRECTIONAL, AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE COURTS AND THEIR AUXILLIARY AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOCIALIZATION EFFORTS BY THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. ALSO EVALUATED IS THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHES THE RESULTS OF ITS RESEARCH IN THE PERIODICAL 'ZESZYTY NAUKOWE' ('SCIENTIFIC PAPERS'). THE INSTITUTE ALSO FUNCTIONS AS THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS IN THE EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH INFORMATION ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. --IN POLISH. SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN...TL