Russian police celebrate their professional holiday
Since 1962, 10 was celebrated in November as Police Day, but since March 1, 2012, with the entry into force of the Federal Law on Police, went into history the very word "policeman". A fundamentally new structure, the police, appeared in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the policemen who passed the recertification became policemen.
Within the framework of the reform, the salaries of law enforcement officers were increased at times. According to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, in order for citizens to really feel the positive changes in the system of internal affairs bodies, much remains to be done. The Minister stressed that it is the opinion of citizens that should be the only criterion for evaluating the activities of the police. In particular, according to the minister, it is necessary to restore order in the system of registration and registration of crimes. Requires improvement and the application system itself. According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is necessary to use new informational and technical solutions.
The reform continues with the direct participation of public figures and human rights defenders. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has created a working group that has developed a plan for the development of internal affairs agencies in five areas: increasing professionalism, public confidence, structural and organizational changes, and accessibility to law enforcement assistance. The last direction is "an adequate response to new threats." This means that the police must quickly and efficiently respond to new challenges that the criminal world throws to society.
Every year, the police, often risking their lives, reveal about a million crimes, a quarter of which are grave and especially grave, ITAR-TASS reports.
The history of Russian law enforcement bodies goes back centuries. The progenitress of the modern militia is considered the public safety service, which was established in 1715 by decree of Peter the Great. The sovereign formulated the main task of the new structure as follows: "Honor in serving the Fatherland." These words are still the motto of law enforcement officers. At the same time in St. Petersburg was formed the main police office.
27 February 1917 revolutionaries seized the Petrograd governor’s police department and burned down police stations. Only eight months later, by a decision of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR, a working militia was created. Until 1931, the police were in charge of local councils, then moved to the structure of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs. Since 1946, the service became part of the Union-Republican Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, and then transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
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