Police action at mass events

Introduction: the relevance of the chosen topic is because today mass events in Russian society are characterized by high popularity. They provide the satisfaction of the needs of modern man in his involvement in political life, sports achievements, culture, and art. At the same time, the successful holding of mass events is impossible without the activities of police officers who protect public order, as well as maintain public safety in a stable state. The purpose of the study is to characterize the legal regulation and specifics of the activities of police officers at mass events. Methods: the methodological framework includes a set of research methods, including the formal-legal method, the structural and functional method, the method of analysis and synthesis. Results: the authors have examined the current domestic regulatory framework governing the actions of police officers at mass events, on whose basis they have identified the features of their powers characteristic of each specific stage of the event. Conclusions: as a result of the study, the role of police action as an integral element of a comprehensive system that ensures order and security at various mass events has been revealed. It is determined that the police functionality varies depending on the period of the event. At the preparatory stage, proactive and preventive actions are implemented; at the executive stage, order and safety are directly ensured during the event; at the final stage, actions are deployed aimed at the smooth outflow of participants of the event, the abolition of restrictions imposed and the withdrawal of forces and means. Together, the whole tactics boil down to one thing - the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens.