Social organizations with law enforcement focus in Russia (emergence and development)

Abstract

The object of this research is the social organizations with law enforcement focus. The subject of this research is the history of emergence and development of the institutions of social organizations with law enforcement focus. Comprehensive analysis of legal and organizational grounds in exercising citizens right to unionization is carried out. Application of the historical-legal method allowed viewing the conception, reorganization and termination of activity (at certain stage of development of the country), and then new development of social organizations with law enforcement focus. The formal-legal method was used for determination of legal status of the social institutions. Having legal confirmation, or at times emerging upon the initiative of citizens themselves due to inability of the local authorities to establish legal order, the population united for rendering assistance to the bodies of internal affairs with regards to public order maintenance. Taking diverse forms at different historical periods, social organizations with law enforcement focus continue to develop and improve, accumulating practical experience in counteracting criminality. The government, in turn, creates all essential legal conditions for voluntary participation of the citizens of the Russian Federation in public order maintenance. Direct participation in prevention of legal offences committed in public places, as well as holding preventative conversations with the wrongdoers, allows the population to broaden their knowledge in the field of law, as well give credibility to law enforcement authorities, which positively influences the formation of public opinion on the work of police overall.