The detention legal nature as a measure of criminal procedure compulsion

The purpose of the article is to analyse the detention legal nature as a measure of criminal procedure compulsion. The detention main purposes are considered, the moment of actual detention and practical problems related to its definition are examined, issues arising in connection with granting a person the status of a suspect during the detention are analysed. It is concluded that it is necessary to solve at the legislative level the problems that appear during the use of the considered criminal procedure compulsion measure.