Interaction between the police and society in the assessments of police officers

Abstract

Based on the results of focus group interviews of police officers of different categories, the article analyzes social practices that develop in the course of police interaction with the citizens and organizations in the regions of the Far-Eastern federal district. Based on the methodology proposed by P. A. Sorokin, the article shows the subject composition of persons interacting with the police, the forms of such interaction. The author gives priority attention to the issues of police cooperation with the citizens and organizations. In addition, in the work in sociological dimension, the functional and dysfunctional impact of certain factors on the considered interaction is presented. The author comes to the conclusion that one of the most significant factors is the statutory set of a social subject in contact with the police. The article has a pronounced applied character, lays the foundation for the further quantitative surveys.