Moral and ethical problems of investigative activities

The article deals with the moral and ethical problems of police investigative activities. On the basis of the analysis of publications devoted to the moral and ethical aspects of the legal activity and practice of the police investigation agencies’ functioning, the author concludes that there are opposing views, opinions and moral judgments regarding such concepts as lie, deception, and betrayal. The author attempts to justify the need for tolerant attitude to the law enforcement activity phenomena. Also, the paper substantiates the need for specific forms of investigative activities as "enforced", socially useful way of fighting against crime applied by investigative groups.