The concept of the prosecutor's supervision for the execution of the laws in the sphere of operational-searching activity at the present stage of reforming supervisory activity of the prosecutor

Abstract

This article analyses the existing terminology associated with prosecutorial supervision, and gives a new concept of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of laws in operational investigative activities. Update of terminology becomes topical due to the reform of the supervisory activities of the Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation. The specified direction has a number of certain features that is connected with a large number of the adopted legislative acts regulating supervision of execution of laws in operational investigative activities by authorised prosecutors. In this regard, the authors come to the conclusion that it is advisable to start with an update of the existing concept of prosecutorial supervision over the implementation of laws in operational investigative activities. In the formation of the concept of Prosecutor's supervision over the implementation of laws in the operational-investigative activities, based on the analysis of some studies, stress was laid on improving the efficiency of the operational unit through preventive action by prosecutors.