ON THE QUESTION OF THE LEGAL NATURE AND PURPOSE OF STATE COERCION
Introduction: State coercion as a method of public administration is currently one of the most relevant legal doctrines. First of all, this is due to the fact that the state places high demands on the normal functioning of state legal institutions. The most detailed consideration is given to such a type of state coercion as administrative coercion. Aim: to study and develop a theoretical basis for differentiating the processual and procedural order of applying state coercion measures. Methods: General scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), as well as private scientific methods of obtaining new knowledge (comparative-legal, formal-logical) were used in the preparation of the work. The theoretical basis is the norms of the current legislation of the Russian Federation on administrative offenses, as well as scientific articles by leading experts and scientists dealing with the analyzed problems. Results: Based on the analysis, the concept of state coercion is formulated and an objective classification of the considered measures of state coercion is given. Conclusions: The authors come to the conclusion that there are unresolved and debatable issues in the legal sciences concerning the concept of state coercion, its characteristic features and classification.