Law enforcement
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Law enforcement agencies, law enforcement agencies - a separate group of state bodies that carry out activities to protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, the protection of public order, law and order 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 individuals in order to achieve political, economic or social goals through the implementation of collective (state) violence (in the form of genocide, repression, disappearances, torture, conscription into the army or alternative civil service and other human rights violations).
The concept of law enforcement
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 with strict observance of the procedure established by it.
Law Enforcement Functions
All law enforcement agencies perform one or more of the following functions:
constitutional control
Prosecutor supervision
Execution of justice
Investigation of offenses
Security
Enforcement of judgments
Operational-search activity
Public order protection
Providing legal assistance
Preventive activities for the prevention of crime and its prevention
Types of Law Enforcement
Bodies for detecting and investigating crimes
Legal Aid Bodies
Law enforcement and security agencies
Law enforcement agencies in Russia
In general, in Russia, law enforcement bodies include paramilitary bodies that carry out operational, investigative or prosecutorial activities on the basis of special laws. Law enforcement or military service is provided in such bodies:
Prosecutor's Office
investigative committee
Federal Security Service
Military Police of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Ministry of the Interior
Police (until 2011 - police)
National Guard
Federal Customs Service (only its law enforcement units)
Ministry of Justice
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