Trust, trust relations, legal relations: Correlation, interrelation and manifestation in the work of law enforcement agencies of modern European States

Abstract

The article explains the problematic issues of definition, correlation, interconnection and peculiarities of manifestation of trust, trust relations, legal relations in the activity of law enforcement agencies of modern European states. It is emphasized that trust in law enforcement agencies of any state cannot be introduced by a powerful command or in a violent way. It should gradually mature in the minds of the subjects of trust under the influence of a number of favorable factors. The relationship between trust and trust relations in activity of law enforcement agencies of modern European states has been outlined. It is emphasized that certain parties and properties of trust affect the nature and content of trust relations, their course and manifestations. The characteristic features of trust relations in the studied sphere have been distinguished, which made it possible to formulate author's definition of trust relations in the sphere of activity of law enforcement agencies of modern European states and to determine the requirements for them. The ratio of trust and legal relations, as well as their complementary influence, in particular through separation of both common and different features, has been revealed.