Methodology of empirical research of public opinion on the activities of the police
The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of methodological approaches to the study of public opinion about the activities of the police in the Russian Federation and in a number of foreign countries. Priority areas for evaluating the activities of law enforcement agencies are highlighted, theoretical and methodological foundations of research, subject area, a set of tasks to be solved, systems of practically significant indicators of public evaluation of police work are considered. As a result of the analysis, the conclusion is made about the possibility of selective use of the achievements of foreign experience in the study of public opinion about the activities of the police.