THE ROLE OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF INTERACTION BETWEEN POLICE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Abstract

The article defines the role of local governments in the organizing of interaction between the police and local communities. It is stated that the implementation of the law enforcement function is a common task of state authorities and local governments. Legislation that gives local governments powers in the field of public order and security is described. To date, a number of legislative acts have been adopted that give local governments significant powers in the field of public order and security. It is proved that public security as a state of protection of the interests of the individual, society and the state from unlawful encroachments cannot be ensured solely by the efforts of the state apparatus. It has been established that the territorial communities, whose local interests are represented in the organizational activities of local self-government bodies, act as subjects of law enforcement activities, independently ensuring public security and order. The content of law enforcement activity from the standpoint of administrative law is revealed, which provides a clear order of administrative-legal relations that arise as a result of administrative norms, the implementation of administrative rights and responsibilities. Local self-government serves as an effective mechanism for the realization of democracy and is one of the fundamental constitutional principles. In its fullest form, the function of interaction with territorial communities is revealed in the service activities of prevention units. The role of local governments in organizing interaction between the police and territorial communities has been determined, which is implemented in the following areas: determining, in cooperation with the territorial bodies of the National Police of Ukraine, priority tasks for the protection of public order and security, as well as work plans for the implementation of law enforcement functions; implementation of public control over the state of protection of public order and security; listening to the reports of the heads of the territorial bodies of the National Police of Ukraine on the level of the criminogenic situation in the service area and the state of ensuring public order and security.