FEATURES OF NORMATIVE LEGAL REGULATION OF THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE, SPECIAL MEANS AND FIREARMS BY EMPLOYEES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES

Kapustin Valery Valentinovich

The author examines Part 1 of Art. 18 of the Federal Law «On Police». The features of the legal regulation of the use of physical force, special means and firearms by police officers are revealed. It has been established that the regulation of these measures falls under the jurisdiction of federal laws, the list of which is in Part 1 of Art. 18 of the Federal Law «On Police» is open, referential and intersectoral in nature. It is substantiated that a unified idea has not been formed on the list of legislative acts at the federal level establishing the cases and procedure for the use of physical force, special means and firearms by police officers. It is concluded that the provisions governing the use of such exceptional measures should not be vague, and the regulatory framework provided for in Part 1 of Art. 18 Federal Law «On Police» needs improvement.

Keywords:administrative coercion, special measures of administrative restraint, physical force, special means, firearms, regulatory framework