Disciplinary proceedings in internal affairs bodies of Russia: historical and legal aspect

The article highlights the history of development of disciplinary proceedings in Internal Affairs Bodies of Russia in the ХХ century; features of their legal regulation are analyzed; continuity of legal statutes is assessed. This research allows us to make a conclusion that the sources of legal regulation are characterized by continuous development and evident continuity of regulatory prescriptions with simultaneous improvement of conceptual framework, procedural problems, specification of legal competence and forms of disciplinary penalty.