Activities Of Law Enforcement Agencies Research Articles

Conceptual basis of gun policy

Gun violence has reignited academic and public debate about support for restrictive gun policies, the need for stronger gun control, and countering school shooting. The article analyzes the national and foreign guns policies. Unlike most comparative legal studies on the problems of guns control, built on comparison and identification of features, the analysis of differences, this study was aimed at identifying the essential grounds, the nature of state control relations over the circulation of guns. We aimed to synthesise evidence identifying effective interventions and policies that influence the social determinants of gun violence. The paper widely uses the literature review method in combination with classical methods of studying legal phenomena, which made it possible to identify Legal model of gunpolicies that exist in the world, determine the legal means of implementing the guns policy, its principles. We systematically searched legal databases (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearm Laws of the Fifty States — Gun Laws for the 50 States”, databases of Federal Ministry of Justice Germany, database provisioning legislative activity of Russia). The study revealed gaps in the Russian guns policy and the organization of guns control and supervisory activities of law enforcement agencies, including the problem of restricting access to guns for certain categories of persons — members of extremist and terrorist organizations, as well as persons who have committed crimes who have received a criminal procedure the status of a suspect or accused. We conclude that a promising strategy for reducing gun violence is to make guns a legal liability to criminals, a goal that can be furthered through a variety of both regulatory and law-enforcement tactics. Changes to the legislation on guns and criminal procedure legislation aimed at strengthening guns control are proposed.

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Proving is one of the fundamental institutions of the science of criminal procedure and criminal procedural legislation. The process of proving as a complex type of cognitive and creative activity of law enforcement agencies consists of collecting, securing, checking and evaluating evidence in order to establish the circumstances to be established in a criminal case. The institution of evidence and the law of evidence in general received further development and improvement in the new Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia (adopted on June 30, 2021, came into force on July 1, 2022). In the article, the author examines current issues of assessing evidence in the final judicial act. Evaluation of evidence, as an element of the process of proof, is a mental, logical activity, as a result of which the court makes a conclusion about the admissibility, relevance, reliability of each of the pieces of evidence, and the sufficiency of the combination of evidence to reveal the circumstances entering into the subject of proof. In the final judicial acts, the courts are obliged to refer separately to the evidence available in the criminal proceedings and examined during the main proceedings, giving them separate evaluations, and based on the systematic analysis of the examined evidence and the perspective of their integrity, to consider the accusation presented to the accused justified, or to recognize the latter as not guilty. . Courts in their final judicial acts are obliged to fix and evaluate the evidence on which the court’s conclusions are based in terms of admissibility, relevancy and credibility, as well as specify the arguments for considering this or that evidence unreliable. Otherwise, the evaluation of the evidence, as a result of which the formation of the relevant internal conviction of the courts will be subjective in nature, will lead to arbitrariness and the violation of the right of a person to a fair trial, limiting the possibilities of the superior courts to check the legality and justification of the judicial act.

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The article proposes an approach to developing a method of using an interagency grouping of troops (forces) for stabilization operations in the de-occupied territories, which, unlike the known ones, takes into account the current conditions and peculiarities of performing tasks, combines the best domestic and foreign practices. It makes it possible to determine a balanced list of tasks and activities of law enforcement agencies and public authorities at various levels of government to create an interagency group of the appropriate composition. The proposed approach can be used by the military command and control bodies of the National Guard of Ukraine to plan the use of its formations, as well as to create groups and tactical teams of appropriate composition.

Виды соучастников преступления и особенности квалификации деяний по уголовному законодательству Республики Болгария

The article discusses the features of the institution of complicity under Bulgarian law. In modern science, the problems of complicity are the subject of detailed and extensive research. However, there is no consensus on a wide range of issues. This thesis is also confirmed by the fact that the main problem in defining complicity is the problem of the dual nature of complicity as the actions of each and as the actions of all together. The procedure and limits of bringing to criminal responsibility both directly the perpetrators of the crime and the accomplices and instigators depend on this, the activity of law enforcement agencies in their fight against crimes committed in complicity depends, contributes to the separation of these crimes from individual crime and, as a result, the establishment of legality. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that for a long time the dispute about the classification of accomplices in a crime has not ceased and a unified point of view on this issue has not yet been developed. All this gave rise to the emergence of several concepts of classifying accomplices in a crime such as objective, subjective and mixed. However, despite the existence of different approaches, most scientists are inclined to think that it is necessary to classify accomplices by the nature and degree of participation of persons in the commission of a crime. In this regard, it is very useful to study the institution of complicity in the criminal-legal theory of the Republic of Bulgaria. In this article, the problem of complicity is considered through the prism of complex criminal activity, since complicity continues to be one of the most serious problems of crime, including because in most cases the most dangerous crimes are committed by the joint efforts of several persons.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW NORMS INTO NATIONAL LEGISLATION REGULATING THE ACTIVITIES OF JOINT INVESTIGATION TEAMS

In the world, the introduction of international legal standards into national legislation creates the nessesity to take a fresh look at the issues of bringing laws into line with them. Bringing national legislation and relevant regulations into line with international standards, in turn, requires improving legislation related to ensuring the activities of law enforcement agencies, especiallythe rights and interests of persons who have committed crime. The Republic of Uzbekistan, as a sovereign state, as a full member of the international community, fulfills the obligations provided for by international law, in particular, we can achieve the preservation of international peace and security, respect for human rights, etc. In this article, the author scientifically substantiated the organizational and legal aspects of the implementation in the Republic of Uzbekistan of international acts regulating the activities of joint investigative groups. Some thoughts and opinions have been put forward on the further development of this activity.

Znamiona przestępstw w świetle Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

The article discusses the role of constitutional principles in the process of constructing and assessing the characteristics of crimes in a democratic state ruled by law. In particular, the text discusses the essence of the features of a prohibited act and indicates the scope of criminal liability under Art. 42 section 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and describes the impact of the principle of nullum crimen sine lege and the principle of proportionality on the issue of the characteristics of crimes. The conclusions drawn from this analysis may become an indication for the legislator on how to construct the elements of prohibited acts so that these regulations are consistent with the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. These features constitute the basis for the accusation and also set the limits of the activities of law enforcement agencies. Their role in protecting legal order is therefore invaluable.

FEATURES OF ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF MANAGEMENT PROCESSES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

In this work, the author attempted to reveal the importance of management issues in various spheres of activity and the peculiarities of management in the law enforcement sphere. A look at the origin and development of a scientific approach to the management process is given. The complexity, multi-component, and dynamism of the social management system, which is determined by the characteristics and nature of its components, is emphasized. The above determines the use of a system approach that is optimally suited for the analysis and research of complex objects and relationships, taking into account ara large number of dynamic variables. The author noted that in the field of law enforcement, a number of factors and conditions must be constantly analyzed to forecast changes, develop the external environment, and ensure the effective operation of relevant bodies. This emphasizes the importance and necessity of using analysis both in the activities of law enforcement agencies and in the management processes of this area. Its indisputable importance for strategic management and ensuring long-term effective activity of law enforcement agencies is emphasized. The peculiarities of the application of SWOT analysis, which allows to investigate of the impact of external and internal factors on the object, taking into account its weaknesses and strengths, are revealed. Modeling is considered an important component of system analysis and a general scientific management method. Attention is paid to the specifics of the use of this method when the model acts as a scientific tool and a means of scientific knowledge. The author paid attention to the types of models, their purpose, and features of application in management processes.

Ukrainian Experience In The Usage Of Profiling For Revealing Criminal Offenses

Profiling, as a modern technology, is widely employed in operational-investigative activities of law enforcement agencies for the detection and investigation of criminal offenses. This system, comprising social and psychological techniques, facilitates the diagnosis of personal characteristics, peculiarities of hidden motives, and the assessment of information. Moreover, it enables the prediction of scenarios, behavioral patterns, and communication styles in various situations. Criminal profiling holds particular significance in crafting a psychological portrait of a suspect involved in a series of crimes.
 However, the use of profiling in law enforcement presents certain challenges. Although a psychological profile and its utilization cannot serve as direct evidence in legal proceedings, they are successfully used in search, detective, and investigative activities to identify criminals and prevent crime. When employing the profiling technique to interact with individuals crossing state borders, operatives have the opportunity to identify criminal intentions or instances of criminal activity. Additionally, profiling can be applied to prevent illegal actions and ensure public safety at transportation infrastructure facilities and during cultural events.

EPISTEMOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE-LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN RESEARCH ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

This research delves into the evolving epistemological foundations of administrative-legal principles within the domain of law enforcement agencies. A meticulous analysis of over 200 scholarly works, with a specific focus on more than ten dissertations, has been conducted to illuminate the essence and content of activities undertaken by law enforcement agencies. The study offers a comprehensive un-derstanding of administrative-legal principles, encompassing their functions, forms, methods of opera-tion, and their legal underpinnings as reflected in sectoral legislative acts. The investigation explores the concept of „administrativelegal principles” and establishes its intricate interrelations with key cate-gories in administrative law, such as „principles of administrative law,” „legal regulation,” and „admin-istrative-legal norms.” Findings reveal that administrative-legal principles form a cohesive system in-fluencing the functions, forms, and methods of operation employed by law enforcement agencies. Key outcomes of the study emphasize the paramount importance of delving into administrative-legal principles within the specific context of law enforcement agencies. A nuanced examination of their functions, forms, and methods of operation underscores their critical role. This research advocates for understanding administrative-legal principles as foundational elements of administrative law, shedding light on their pivotal function in regulating the multifaceted activities of law enforcement agencies.

Principles of activity of law enforcement bodies

Based on the research of scientific opinions, the new administrative-legal doctrine, the analysis of domestic and international legislation, the article examines the key fundamentals of administrative-legal support for the activities of law enforcement agencies. Considering the fact that domestic law enforcement agencies and their officials have constant relations with citizens in their activities, it is emphasized that modern principles of administrative law should play an important role in these relations, which is the purpose of the work. The methodological basis of the work is the provisions of the modern theory of scientific knowledge of legal and social phenomena. In the course of writing the article, general philosophical, general scientific, logical and special legal methods of scientific knowledge were used. The main international principles and standards that determine the content of the activities of law enforcement agencies in international agreements ratified by Ukraine are highlighted. Based on the analysis of the legislation, the modern principles of the National Police, as one of the leading law enforcement agencies of the state, are considered. An important place is given to the characteristics of foreign legal acts aimed at ensuring and protecting the rights of citizens by law enforcement officials. For this purpose, international legal acts, which are one of the main sources of legal regulation of relations arising in the activities of law enforcement agencies, were analyzed. They establish the norms and principles of behavior of an official of a law enforcement agency for the performance of professional activities in relations with citizens and the rules of conduct binding on them in specific conditions of law enforcement activity. The need to introduce special principles of administrative law into the activities of law enforcement agencies is substantiated. On this basis, the following special principles have been researched, substantiated in detail and recommended: the principle of ensuring trust; the principle of ensuring human rights; the principle of providing access to information technologies; the principle of ensuring the confidentiality of information. These principles correspond to the domestic administrative-legal doctrine, international standards and principles, legal relations of officials of law enforcement agencies, which can be an important direction of the new administrative-legal doctrine of law- enforcement agencies.

International standards of observance of the rights and freedoms of citizens in the activities of law enforcement bodies of Ukraine

The article is devoted to the study of compliance with international standards of human and citizen rights and freedoms by law enforcement agencies and their officials. For this purpose, an analysis of foreign legal acts, in particular, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, ratified by Ukraine, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, domestic legislation and scientific opinions, was carried out. It was emphasized that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines international standards for observing the rights and freedoms of citizens and is directly related to the activities of law enforcement agencies. It is emphasized that the implementation of the constituent function requires law enforcement agencies to ensure compliance with the rights and freedoms of citizens during the performance of their daily tasks. In order to clarify the regulatory support in the field of observance of the rights and freedoms of citizens, special legislative acts regulating the activities of: the National Police, the Security Service, the State Border Guard Service, the State Criminal Enforcement Service, the Bureau of Economic Security, the State Guard, the Military Law and Order Service were analyzed, of the State Bureau of Investigation, which the author attributes to the law enforcement agencies of the state. It was established that the legislative acts regulating the activities of the Security Service, the Bureau of Economic Security, the State Guard, the Military Service of Law and Order, the State Bureau of Investigation, prescribe only fragmentary observance of human rights and freedoms by the employees of these bodies and services in the performance of their official duties, which is a shortcoming of the specified normative acts, and as a result, negatively affects the activities of law enforcement agencies in their relations with citizens, compliance by officials with international standards of law enforcement activities, which establish the rules and principles of correct and appropriate behavior of law enforcement officers during the performance of their official duties, defined by normative legal acts duties, including under martial law. However, despite the martial law regime, ensuring the observance of the rights and freedoms of citizens by law enforcement agencies, along with other functions, should become one of the main tasks of these agencies.

Peculiarities of the special knowledge application in the investigation of taking a government official or law enforcement officer as hostage

An effective investigation of any criminal offence is not possible without the use of specialised knowledge. Taking a government official or law enforcement officer as a hostage is no exception; on the contrary, from the moment information about the seizure is received, there is a need to engage specialists from various fields of knowledge, including a forensic expert, dog handler, explosives expert, etc.
 The purpose of the study is to investigate the scientific findings on the definition of the concept of “special knowledge” and to clarify its role in the investigation of criminal proceedings under Article 349 “Taking a government official or law enforcement officer as a hostage” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. To achieve this goal, the study used the following methods: analysis, synthesis, comparison, critical thinking, and systemic and structural methods, with the aim of conducting a thorough study of theoretical developments, results of investigative and judicial practice, systematising the results and formulating conclusions.
 It has been argued that one of the ways to improve the efficiency of detection and investigation of crimes is to use specialised knowledge in the activities of law enforcement agencies. In particular, when investigating the taking of a government official or a law enforcement officer as a hostage, special knowledge should be considered as skills and abilities in a particular area which are used in criminal proceedings and contribute to establishing the truth in the case, which contributes to the effective completion of the investigation.
 As a result of the study, the special knowledge has been classified, namely: by the procedural position of the person who uses it, by the form of expression, by the need to use special knowledge at a certain stage of investigation, by the form of the final result, by the field of knowledge, by the degree of secrecy, by the purpose of use, by the significance of the results obtained.
 According to the results of a comprehensive analysis, three forms of special knowledge application are proposed in the course of investigation of taking a government official or law enforcement officer as a hostage: specialist involvement in investigative (detective) actions, appointment of forensic examinations and consulting.
 The role of specialists when involved in conducting typical investigative (detective) actions, such as: inspection of the scene, interrogation and investigative experiment, has been described. An indicative list of specialists who can assist an investigator has been proposed, and the tasks which can be solved through such interaction have been outlined. An indicative list of tasks facilitated by the appointment of forensic examinations has been provided.

Забезпечення реалізації прав та свобод людини і громадянина через призму діяльності правоохоронних органів

The issue of ensuring the realization of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen through the prism of the activities of law enforcement agencies was considered. It was noted that the implementation of one of the main tasks of the state to ensure the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine, is entrusted to the three existing branches of government in the state: legislative, executive and judicial. In addition, in order to solve the problems of socio-political and economic development of modern Ukraine, there is a regulatory and protective influence of the state on citizens with the aim of forming appropriate (legal) conditions for their life activities. For this, the state creates special bodies - these are law enforcement agencies. It is emphasized that the concept of "law enforcement agencies" is very often used in scientific literature, regulatory documents and acts, colloquial speech, etc., but an accurate and clear idea about it has not yet been formed.Scientists do not have a unified approach to this concept, it is not fully contained in legislative acts. Normative legal acts related to the disclosure of the concept of "law enforcement agencies" have been analyzed. It was noted that law enforcement agencies are special state institutions united by their functional purpose. Four main features of law enforcement activity are identified. The concept of human rights and freedom is defined. It is emphasized that human rights are divided into 4 groups, each group is disclosed. Attention is drawn to the fact that to ensure human rights and freedoms in the activities of law enforcement agencies, there is a mechanism in the form of two subsystems: protection and protection. After analyzing the current legislation, the main areas of activity of law enforcement agencies in the field of ensuring human and citizen rights and freedoms are highlighted. It was concluded that in modern Ukraine, the work of law enforcement agencies is aimed at ensuring the fundamental rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen. Every day, our state becomes one step closer to European standards in the field of citizen security. However, our realities require newer legal approaches in the matter of ensuring fundamental rights and freedoms. For this purpose, appropriate reforms are carried out in the state, the forms and methods of ensuring the rights and freedoms of a person and citizen are improved, the level of legal culture is raised and, what is very important, in the context of the relevant changes, the level of public trust in law enforcement officers is increased.

Law enforcement bodies of Ukraine: the modern concept of the definition of the term

Purpose. The purpose of the work is to emphasize the role of law enforcement agencies of a democratic state in maintaining law and order and to improve the concept and list of law enforcement agencies. Methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and generalization of available scientific and theoretical materials and formulations from relevant conclusions and proposals. The following methods of scientific knowledge were used during the work: terminological, logical-semantic, functional, systemic-structural, logical-normative. Results. In the research process, it was determined that law enforcement bodies are state bodies that operate in the system of state authorities and perform official functions in accordance with the requirements of legislation in various spheres of activity within and outside the state, in accordance with their powers and in compliance with the rules established by law and procedures, in order to protect and ensure the rights and freedoms of citizens, legality and law and order. Originality. In the process of research, it was established that modern legal science pays great attention to the activities of law enforcement agencies and the process of reforming law enforcement systems. However, at the theoretical level, there is currently no unified opinion in the scientific community regarding the concept of "law enforcement agencies", the criteria for classifying a particular agency as law enforcement, its institutions, types, as well as the legislative definition of law enforcement agencies. Practical significance. The results of the research can be used in theoretical and legal activities and fixed at the legislative level, the concept of "law enforcement agencies" can be fixed in a separate normative legal act or in the legislation on a separate law enforcement agency of Ukraine.

Criminalization as an element of criminal law policy in the field of fair competition protection

The object of the study is the criminal law policy in the field of protection of fair competition, namely the criminalization of violations of antimonopoly legislation as its element. The subject of the study is normative legal acts providing for the protection of fair competition, legal acts justifying the priority directions of modern criminal law policy in the field of competition protection, principles of criminalization, statistical data of the antimonopoly authority and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as scientific research, including dissertations, scientific publications on criminal law policy in general, issues criminalization, general theoretical criminal law phenomena, criminal liability for certain types of crimes. The purpose of the work is to study the criminalization of violations of antimonopoly legislation, taking into account the principles of criminalization developed in science in order to justify the introduction of a criminal law ban on their commission. The research methodology is based on general scientific and private scientific methods: system analysis, logical, comparative, formal dogmatic, historical methods, classification method. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the analysis of the set of criminalization principles made it possible to establish the validity of criminalization of anticompetitive acts, on the basis of an economic approach, to conclude about the ratio of public danger of types of anticompetitive acts, potentially identical risks that they carry for the economic security of the country; by analyzing the practice of applying criminal law norms in the activities of law enforcement agencies, it was possible to identify the problems of law-making and law enforcement, which had not previously been carried out in the science of criminal law. The findings can be especially useful in legislative, scientific and educational activities. The result of the work is a conclusion about the validity of criminalization of anti–competitive acts, the need to improve the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, taking into account the prohibitions of a special law - the Federal Law "On Protection of Competition". At the same time, it was concluded that there are problems both in lawmaking and in law enforcement, which requires changing the relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in order to increase the effectiveness of countering anti-competitive crimes.

The role of criminological knowledge in prosecution services

In the course of their work, prosecutors use knowledge from many branches of legal science, with criminological knowledge being of particular importance. The study of criminological characteristics of crime and prediction of its state, as well as the development of measures to prevent crime and minimize its consequences for society allows the implementation of management functions in the activities of the prosecutor’s office, aimed at coordinating the activities of law enforcement agencies to combat crime. Within the framework of consideration of the criminological model of the activity of the prosecutor’s office, it is revealed how criminological knowledge can and should be used by prosecutors. The importance, necessity and primacy of criminological information in practical activity of prosecutor’s office on prevention of offenses and crimes is proved.

QUESTIONS OF CONDUCTING AN EXPERT EXPERIMENT

The article is devoted to the problem of methodological support of expert experiment. The author pays attention to the expediency of developing methods of expert experiment taking into account its special purposes and considers the content of the stages of expert experiment, on the basis of which conclusions are formulated regarding their number. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that the proposed study is presented as a comprehensive study of an experiment in forensic expert activity conducted with the aim of developing theoretical foundations designed to systematize knowledge about this method, as well as practical recommendations for improving the effectiveness of its results in the practical activities of law enforcement agencies.

Performing forensic expert activities in criminal proceedings: international experience

The article is devoted to the international experience of organizing the professional activity of a forensic expert in criminal proceedings. It is noted that in Germany, each administrative-territorial unit «land» (Hundesland) has its own independent forensic laboratory, and the federal formations of the Federal Department of Criminal Affairs have their own divisions for conducting special examinations and research, as well as their databases of forensically significant information.
 Attention is paid to the Institute of Forensic Research, which acts as a leading research institution in the structure of the German criminal police and provides services in: conducting forensic and criminological research; development of police methods; training and improving the qualifications of employees of the Federal Department of Criminal Affairs. The institute provides comprehensive scientific and practical research and implementation of modern technologies of police activity. Its functions include identifying the most vulnerable areas in the fight against crime and developing and implementing, together with experienced practitioners, measures and innovative programs aimed at improving the activities of law enforcement agencies.
 In addition, it was emphasized that the entire organization and activity of forensic expert institutions of France is built according to international standards, on the basis of which there is international expertise in the French forensic expert system.
 It was concluded that the Lithuanian model of the organization of the activities of judicial expert bodies is characterized by a high level of centralization, since its coordination is carried out by independent bodies common to all expert institutions. The specified format is characterized by a number of positive aspects, for example, the promotion of harmonization of forensic expertise, standardization of methods, accreditation and the emergence of minimum standards regarding the qualification and competence of a forensic expert; introduction of European Union standards into forensic expert practice, etc.
 It is noted that the implementation of international norms and standards for the organization and activity of forensic expert institutions brings expert institutions to a new level of functioning. This provides an opportunity to create an effective mechanism for the management and functioning of forensic expert institutions and experts, which will determine high requirements for conducting forensic examination, increase the professional level and effectiveness of employees of expert institutions, which will meet the needs of modern judiciary.

ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

The article considers the issues of organizational and legal support in law enforcement of human rights, investigates the problems of legality of ensuring this activity, and also identifies the priority areas of activities to prevent violations of personal inviolability of citizens in the activities of law enforcement agencies: legal regulation of their activities; organizational activities of law enforcement agencies aimed at ensuring this individual right; work with law enforcement personnel and control over the activities of law enforcement agencies.

Legal regulation of public control over the activities of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies: Experience of Ukraine and certain countries

The purpose of the article was to determine the specific features of public control over the activities of certain law enforcement agencies and to develop suggestions for their improvement. The methodological basis of the research is general scientific (method of philosophical dialectics, etc.) and special legal methods of cognition (systemic, theoretical and legal, formal and dogmatic, comparative, state modeling method, etc.) The authors have developed their own definition of the concept of public control over the activities of law enforcement agencies. In the conclusions it has been offered to develop and approve the Law of Ukraine «On public control over the activities of law enforcement and supervisory bodies», which would systematize all forms of public control provided for in the Ukrainian legislation. Finally, suggestions have been developed for the introduction of positive international experiences of public control over the activities of law enforcement agencies in various countries.