Ознаки, Зміст Та Види Правоохоронної Діяльності В Україні

The article argues that the characteristic features of law enforcement activities are the following: 1) has a public-authority nature; 2) is aimed at: protecting and defending fundamental social values (in particular, such as human and civil rights and freedoms); supporting the legal order and strengthening the legal regime; protecting and defending public interests; etc.; 3) has a special and professional nature, that is, it is carried out by specially created public authorities, as well as by officials endowed with the appropriate competence for this; 4) is carried out mainly in a procedural form; 5) is associated with the use of coercion. It has been established that law enforcement activity is the main form of implementation of the law enforcement function of the state, which is performed mainly by specially created bodies (law enforcement agencies), has a procedural nature, is aimed at protecting and defending against unlawful encroachments on proclaimed social values, legal order, as well as at protecting and defending general public and state interests, is carried out on a professional basis and is closely related to the use of state coercion. It is substantiated that it is appropriate to distinguish types of law enforcement activity depending on the priority areas and nature of its implementation, accordingly, we can note the following types of researched activity: protection of public order and ensuring public safety; operational and investigative work; investigative activity; human rights activity; supervisory activity.