Law enforcement agencies , Law enforcement agencies - a separate group of state bodies engaged in the protection of human rights and freedoms , the protection of the rule of law and the rule of law in society and the state. Under certain conditions, law enforcement agencies can be used as a weapon against another group or circle of people in order to achieve political, economic or social goals through collective (state) violence (in the form of genocide , repression , disappearances, torture and other human rights violations ) [ one]
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Law enforcement concept
Law enforcement activity is a type of state activity that is carried out with the aim of protecting the right by applying legal measures of influence in strict accordance with the law and in strict compliance with the procedure established by it.
Law enforcement functions
All law enforcement agencies perform one or more of the following functions:
- Constitutional review
- Prosecutor supervision
- Crime investigation
- Security
- Enforcement of court decisions
- Operational-search activity
- Policing
- Legal assistance
- Prevention of crime
Types of Law Enforcement
- Crime Detection and Investigation Agencies
- Legal Aid Bodies
- Law Enforcement and Security Agencies
- Judicial authorities
Law Enforcement in Russia
In general, in Russia, law enforcement agencies include paramilitary bodies that carry out operational, investigative or prosecutorial activities on the basis of special laws. Such bodies provide for law enforcement or military service [2] :
- Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
- Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
- Federal Security Service
- Federal Service of the National Guard Forces
- Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation
- Police
- Federal Customs Service (only its law enforcement units)
- Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation
- Federal Bailiff Service
- Federal Penitentiary Service
In the educational literature for Russian universities, all judicial bodies are law enforcement bodies [3] .
Public Opinion
According to a survey conducted by VTsIOM in November 2017, the vast majority of Russians surveyed heard about each of the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation. The Federal Service of the National Guard Forces is relatively less known than others (23% did not hear the name "Rosguard"). According to the Russians, the highest ratings of work efficiency are from the Russian Ministry of Emergencies , the Federal Security Service , and the lowest are from the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation [4] .
Notes
- ↑ World Health Organization. Violence and its effects on health. Report on the situation in the world . 2002.
- ↑ The Federal Service of Bailiffs , which performs a number of functions of a law enforcement agency, does not formally relate to those, since its status is not equivalent to other law enforcement agencies and is a civilian agency, such as the Federal Tax Service .
- ↑ N.I. Gazetdinov. Law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation, Textbook for students of law faculties of higher educational institutions (2012).
- ↑ VTsIOM . Ratings of law enforcement agencies . wciom.ru (December 20, 2017).
Literature
- Aleksushin G.V. History of law enforcement agencies. - Samara : ANO "IA VVS" and ANO "Retrospective", 2005 .
- Rybnikov V.V., Aleksushin G.V. History of law enforcement agencies of the Fatherland. - M .: Shield-M, 2007 .