In the
Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
North Asia or Northern Asia, also referred to as Siberia, is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographic ...
,
law enforcement
Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term ...
is the responsibility of a variety of different agencies. The
Russian police (formerly the ') are the primary law enforcement agency, with the
Investigative Committee of Russia as the main investigative agency, and the
Federal Security Service (FSB) as the main domestic security agency.
Agencies
*
Ministry of Internal Affairs:
** The
Police of Russia (') provide public security functions. Formerly the '
**
Main Directorate for Drugs Control
* The
Investigative Committee of Russia is an investigative body, sometimes described as the "Russian
FBI".
*
Ministry of Justice A Ministry of Justice is a common type of government department that serves as a justice ministry.
Lists of current ministries of justice
Named "Ministry"
* Ministry of Justice (Abkhazia)
* Ministry of Justice (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Just ...
:
**
Federal Service of Punishment Execution (FSIN) is responsible for the penal correction and prison system of Russia
* The
Federal Security Service (FSB) is the domestic security service, and the main successor agency of the Soviet-era
Cheka,
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union.
...
, and
KGB. Responsible for
anti-terrorism operations.
** The
Federal Border Guard Service is subordinate to the FSB and responsible for border protection, surveillance and
coast guard.
*
Federal Customs Service
* The
Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCOM) is responsible for the civil defence regulation, protection from fire and has own troops.
Site of EMERGECOM of Russia
* Ministry of Defence
** Russian Military Police provides the service police function for all branches of the Russian Armed Forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (, ), commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military forces of Russia. In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with at least two m ...
.
* The National Guard (formerly Internal Troops) provide a gendarmerie
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A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
function, supporting the Politsiya and dealing with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts. They also provide security for highly-important facilities (such as nuclear power plants).
*The Federal Protective Service of Russia is responsible for the protection of Russian state property and high-ranking government personnel, including the President of Russia.
*Presidential Security Service Presidential Security Service may refer to:
*Presidential Security Service (Belarus)
*Presidential Security Service (Russia)
*Presidential Security Service (South Korea)
Presidential Security Service (PSS; Korean: 대통령경호처) is a South K ...
- concerned with the tasks related to the protection of the President of Russia.
Prisons
Prisons in Russia are administered by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) and can be categorized under four types of facilities: pre-trial institutions; educative or juvenile labor colonies; corrective labor colonies; and prisons.
The corrective colony (russian: Исправительно-трудовая колония, ИТК, ''ispravitelno-trudovaya koloniya'', ITK) is the most common, with 760 institutions in 2004 across the many administrative divisions of Russia. There were also eight prisons, 62 juvenile facilities, and 192 pre-trial facilities in 2004.
See also
* Crime in Russia
* Russian Intelligence Community
References
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External links
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