Legal basis for the operational and official activities of criminal investigation officers in the disclosure of crimes, existing problems and ways to solve them

The article defines the main of the problems arising in the course of the operational activities of criminal investigation officers, related to the detention of persons in respect of whom there are grounds to believe that they have previously committed a crime. Purpose: to find ways to solve it, the implementation of which will entail an increase in the efficiency in the work of employees of operational units directly related to combating crime. Methodological basis – analysis of the causes and conditions of the existing gap in the law. Study of the practice of police officers related to the detention of persons against whom there are grounds to believe that they were involved in the commission of a crime, in terms of the application of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses. Analysis of the legality of the use of physical force and special means during the implementation of the so-called operational detention. The totality of the use of the so-called operational detention. operational and organizational methods contribute to the rapid receipt of data on the regulation of the work of officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Results: On the basis of the data obtained, a number of organizational and legislative measures have been identified that contribute to the expansion of the powers of the criminal investigation officer. Conclusions: the full implementation of the duties assigned to the criminal investigation officer to combat crime is impossible without giving the employees of this unit the right to promptly detain persons in respect of whom there is information about their involvement in a previously committed crime. The adoption of a regulatory legal act amending the current legislation will contribute both to increasing efficiency in work and eliminating the conditions for bringing these employees to justice in connection with the abuse of power.