THE CONCEPT OF ASSISTANCE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONAL AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITY BY OPERATIONAL UNITS

Abstract

The article analyses of the concept of assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activity by operational units. It has been stated that the absence at the legislative level of the definition of “assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activity” causes discussions among scientists and practitioners as well as problems in understanding its scope. Using the rules of hypero-hyponymy (genus-species relations in the lexical-semantic system) it has been established that the noun “assistance” covers a wider conceptual space than the noun “cooperation”, and therefore the first refers to hyperonyms (a word with a broader meaning that expresses a general, generic concept, the name of a class (set) of objects (properties, features), and the second – as a hyponym (a word with a narrower meaning, which names an object (property, feature) as an element of a class (set). It has been proved that the assistance to the operational and investigative activity by operational units is characterized by a system of features, which includes: assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities is divided into public and covert; assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities follows from the constitutional rights and freedoms of individuals and legal entities; assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities is a socially useful activity, which is enshrined in law; assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities is used solely for the purpose of performing tasks of operational and investigative activities; assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities may be short-term and long-term; short-term assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities can be implemented without any legal registration and with preparation of relevant documents; long-term assistance in the implementation of operational and investigative activities is usually carried out with or without an employment agreement; individuals and legal entities that promote operational and investigative activities are under the protection of the state, have certain social and legal guarantees.