CONTENT OF POLICE SERVICES AS AN OBJECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REGULATION

Abstract

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the essence and features 
of police services in the modern legal system of Ukraine. The scientific 
investigation focuses on understanding the content of the concept of "police 
services" as a separate and independent object of administrative and legal 
regulation, which is due to a significant transformation process in police activities 
under the influence of European standards, the intensification of democratic 
transformations and the increase in public expectations regarding the quality of 
public services. It is emphasized that police activities in a modern democratic 
society are increasingly oriented towards a service model, moving away from the 
repressive and punitive practices of the past. It is emphasized that police services 
should be considered not only as a response to offenses, but as a set of preventive, 
protective and auxiliary measures aimed at meeting the needs and expectations of 
citizens, strengthening trust between the public and law enforcement agencies. It 
is noted that Ukrainian legislation still regulates the category of police services in 
a fragmentary manner, does not contain a clear definition of them, which 
complicates law enforcement and creates certain obstacles to the effective 
functioning of the police in the service dimension. This problem is identified as 
one of the key ones that affect the quality and transparency of law enforcement 
activities. The latest approaches to the classification and definition of the content 
of police services are considered in detail, and the scientific positions of leading 
Ukrainian legal scholars are analyzed. The paradigm shift in the field of police