ON THE DEFINITION OF SERVICE IN THE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS OF THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE AS A TYPE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of theoretical concepts regarding the content of the concepts of "service", "civil service", "public service". The author analyzes the peculiarities of application of the Laws of Ukraine "On the National Police" and "On Civil Service" in relation to service in the National Police of Ukraine and, in particular, in relation to service in the police investigation units. The article presents the author's vision of the general provisions of the definition of service in the investigative units of the National Police of Ukraine and its significance as a type of public service. The author establishes that the regulatory, legal, organizational, personnel and other principles of service in the investigative units of the National Police have their own specifics compared to the public service, although they are largely covered by this concept.
The author identifies the general features of service in police units which are similar to the features of public service in law enforcement agencies, and the specific features of service which are inherent in investigative police units. The author defines the specifics of service in the investigative units of the National Police, which is a public, politically impartial and professional activity of investigators and other employees (officers) appointed to positions in the investigative units of the National Police aimed at preventing, detecting, stopping, solving and investigating criminal offenses within the powers defined by the legislation of Ukraine.