PRINCIPLES OF PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE POLICE SERVICES IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article identifies and systematizes the principles of providing administrative police services. It has been proven that this is a system of fundamental guiding ideas embedded in the essence of the National Police’s activities, based on which specific rules of conduct in the field of police activities are formed, ensuring compliance with the law, protection of citizens’ rights and freedoms, equality before the law, political neutrality, transparency, partnership with the public, and continuity of functioning. It is summarized that the principle of the rule of law in the provision of administrative police services means that all actions of police officers must be subordinated to the law, ensuring the protection of citizens’ rights and freedoms. This guarantees that the police act within the bounds of the law, preventing arbitrariness on the part of administrative bodies and ensuring equality before the law for all citizens. Adherence to this principle requires the consistency of the legal system, where the Constitution of Ukraine has the highest legal force. Principles of good governance in the provision of administrative police services include public participation, consensus orientation, accountability, transparency, efficiency, consideration of interests, and the rule of law, aimed at minimizing corruption and protecting the interests of vulnerable groups, ensuring the evolutionary and adaptive management according to European standards. Special principles of providing administrative police services include respect for human rights, legality, openness, political neutrality, partnership with the public, continuity, professionalism, patriotism, integrity, efficiency, equal access, political impartiality, transparency, and stability, which are key for the effective operation of the police and the enhancement of public trust. Principles of providing administrative police services in the context of full-scale Russian aggression are aimed at strengthening the state’s defense capabilities and ensuring the safety of the population, including the rule of law, legality, openness, political neutrality, partnership with the public, and continuity of functioning, which ensure public order, timely response to threats, protection of state borders and the population, preparation of citizens for resistance, and protection of critical infrastructure.