Public relations of internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation

The article examines the problems of communicative interaction between the law enforcement agency and the public. Traditional forms of communication with the public authorities, represented primarily by interaction with the media, no longer meet modern requirements. Taking into account the existing and constantly improving latest information technologies, the forms of communicative interaction in social networks acquire particular relevance and demand. Until recently, the situation was complicated by the lack of legal regulation of government agencies in this area. With the appearance of a regulatory document that obliges public authorities to maintain their official accounts in popular social media, the level of demand for specialists who organize and carry out work in social media is increasing.