The specifics of the legal status of police officers

The article deals with the peculiarities of the rights and duties of employees of Internal Affairs bodies of the Russian Federation. The basic and special rights and responsibilities of law enforcement employees are described. It is stated, that the police officers' activities are regulated much stricter than the activity of civil servants (for example, application of penalties in disciplinary case). The authors discuss events when police officers can act according to their beliefs (choosing the type of coercion).