Some aspects of police use of extreme coercive measure – firearms

Formation and development of the modern law enforcement system of Ukraine presupposes carrying out of the integral and consistent complex of the actions directed on construction of the effective mechanism of protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens. Like any legal act, the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police” requires some time to fully implement its provisions in practice, to make additional changes to existing regulations. This Law introduced into scientific circulation the concept of «police measures», which are divided into preventive and coercive, defined the legal basis and restrictions on their use. Extreme among coercive measures to stop illegal actions is the use of firearms. It is the misuse of firearms by workers that leads to high-profile high-profile events in a society that negatively affects the trust of ordinary citizens in the police. In order to exercise the powers granted by law, a police officer must not only have an appropriate level of professional training, high responsibility, but also must undergo special training and subsequently undergo annual periodic testing for the ability to take action related to the application of these measures. In this regard, there is a need to conduct a scientific analysis, during which to reveal the grounds and procedure for the application of extreme coercive measures by the National Police, to identify gaps in legislation on these issues, the powers of the police during the application of this measure and responsibility for exceeding these powers.