On the issue of the concept and classification of inspection activities in the Russian Federation

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that there is currently some legal uncertainty regarding the issue of conducting inspection activities in the Russian Federation. The article proposes to consider the issue of conducting inspection activities in the genesis of their formation and development since the 60s of the last century to the present. To reveal the legal basis, goals and objectives, to classify, to clarify the concepts of inspection activities. The object of the study is the legal relations arising in the process of implementing inspection measures as the basis for the activities of law enforcement agencies. The subject of the study is the norms of law governing the legal basis, goals, objectives and procedure for conducting inspection activities. The authors propose to classify the inspection events held in the Russian Federation according to the purposes of such events. The methodological basis of the article consists of both general scientific and private scientific methods of cognition, as well as logical, formal legal, comparative legal research methods, historical analysis of normative legal acts. The main conclusion of the study is the need to bring the legal norms of the legislation of the Russian legislation regulating inspection activities to a unified approach. The lack of a unified approach to the classification of inspection activities, goals and procedures for their implementation limits the possibilities of using such measures in the operational and official activities of law enforcement agencies. The authors propose to highlight the following inspection activities: An external inspection is a measure to ensure the personal safety of law enforcement officers, a personal search is a measure to ensure administrative proceedings within the framework of administrative activities, a personal search is a measure to ensure proceedings within the framework of a criminal case. The classification proposed by the authors on the division of inspection activities according to the purposes of conducting, and the legislative consolidation of the terminology of search and inspection will contribute to a more effective exercise of their powers by law enforcement officers.

personal search, external inspection, personal inspection, coercive measures, security measures, personal security measures, search for prohibited items, law enforcement agencies, law enforcement activities, inspection activities