ON THE ISSUE OF DETERMINING THE ESSENCE OF EVALUATING THE WORK OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNITS OF THE TERRITORIAL BODIES OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

In the article, the author considers approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the criminal investigation units of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. It is noted that one of the tasks of the modern assessment system is to increase public confidence in police activities (the so-called «image» component). In addition, the author analyzes the normative legal basis for evaluating activities. From the study of the legal basis for evaluating the effectiveness of the criminal investigation units of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the author found that it is influenced by two factors: non-departmental [based on an assessment of the activities of the territorial body by the public (population)] and departmental [based on expert assessments and actual results achieved in areas of activity (statistics)]. The article notes that the non-departmental assessment of the activities of territorial divisions is of paramount importance.