National Technical University of Ukraine «Kyiv Polytechnic Institute»
The article analysis the reorganization of law-enforcement agencies in Kyiv in the period of reforming of the entire state apparatus of the Russian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th ct. Kyiv was elected as one of the largest administrative, industrial and cultural centers of Russia. The growth of economic and trade potential of the city in this period led to a significant increase in its population, the emergence of new classes of representatives of the bourgeoisie, the working class and intellectuals. It is the last two and become a major force in the revolutionary and national liberation struggle against the autocracy. The author attempted to identify the reasons for the example of Kyiv of the tsarist government reform, to pay attention on its positive results in the fight against crime to high, and deficiencies, mistakes that led to failure of law-enforcement agencies to ensure the stability of public life, to prevent the overthrow of the autocracy. The aim of this publication is the study, analysis of attempts to reform the law-enforcement authorities of Kyiv in a growing crisis in the society.
Keywords: city police, a police board, a police chief, gendarme, detective, investigation, detective department, the establishment of police surveillance, arrest, expulsion.
