Understanding the Modern Russian Police

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Olga B. Semukhina is an assistant professor of criminology and law studies at Marquette University. Dr. Semukhina holds a law degree from Tomsk State University and Master of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She defended her SJD dissertation on international standards and comparative criminal procedure at Tomsk State University in 2002. In 2007, Dr. Semukhina defended her PhD dissertation on rule of law and comparative court process at UCF. Dr. Semukhina is also a former defense attorney in Russia and a former assistant professor of criminal law and procedure at Tomsk State University. Dr. Semukhina received multiple grants from the Ford and the Soros Foundations, the Open Society Institute, the Civil Education Project, the IREX and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (U.S. State Department) to conduct research and sustain the development of legal services Russia. Together with Dr. Reynolds, Dr. Semukhina participated in a number of projects examining police corruption and misconduct in Russia. Dr. K. Michael Reynolds joined the faculty at the University of Central Florida in 1997. He was a law enforcement practitioner for 12 years prior to entering academia. For more than a decade, he has worked with Russian colleagues in Volgograd and Moscow. He also participated in educational programs in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the International Black Sea University. Dr. Reynolds received a long-term Fulbright award in 2007 and was hosted by the Volgograd Academy of the MVD of the Russian Federation. There, he taught courses utilizing GIS for crime analysis and conducted empirical research with Dr. Semukhina. This decade-long partnership with numerous Russian collaborators provided a framework to secure a U.S. Department of State grant to promote civil society and address human rights issues in Southern Russia. Klappentext Outlining the policy, developments, and influence of the Russian police, this book highlights the past, present, and future of police forces in Russia. Beginning with the period prior to the revolution of 1917, the authors detail the history in chronological order from the 1864 justice reform of the Russian Empire to the democratization of the Soviet Police under "Khrushchev 's thaw." The second part of the text focuses on the present structure and identity of the Russian police, including public attitudes toward the police, corruption within it, and the role of women in the police forces. The final section of the book analyzes the implications of past policy and offers perspectives on future policy. Zusammenfassung This book represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA). Inhaltsverzeichnis Evolution of the Russian Police: From the Imperial Russian Police to a Post-Soviet Russian Militia. The Russian Police Prior to the October Revolution of 1917. The Creation and Early Development of the Soviet Police: 19171953. Further Soviet Police Developments: 19531985. Transformation of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Police from 1985 to 2008. Current State of Post-Soviet Police: Structure, Identity, and Modern Policy Issues. Structure, Function, and the Workforce of the Modern Russian Police. PublicPolice Relations in Modern Russia. Police Corruption and Abuse of Power in Russia. Conclusion: The Path to Reforms. References. Index. ...

Autorentext
Dr. Olga B. Semukhina is an assistant professor of criminology and law studies at Marquette University. Dr. Semukhina holds a law degree from Tomsk State University and Master of Science degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Florida (UCF). She defended her SJD dissertation on international standards and comparative criminal procedure at Tomsk State University in 2002. In 2007, Dr. Semukhina defended her PhD dissertation on rule of law and comparative court process at UCF. Dr. Semukhina is also a former defense attorney in Russia and a former assistant professor of criminal law and procedure at Tomsk State University. Dr. Semukhina received multiple grants from the Ford and the Soros Foundations, the Open Society Institute, the Civil Education Project, the IREX and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (U.S. State Department) to conduct research and sustain the development of legal services Russia. Together with Dr. Reynolds, Dr. Semukhina participated in a number of projects examining police corruption and misconduct in Russia.Dr. K. Michael Reynolds joined the faculty at the University of Central Florida in 1997. He was a law enforcement practitioner for 12 years prior to entering academia. For more than a decade, he has worked with Russian colleagues in Volgograd and Moscow. He also participated in educational programs in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the International Black Sea University. Dr. Reynolds received a long-term Fulbright award in 2007 and was hosted by the Volgograd Academy of the MVD of the Russian Federation. There, he taught courses utilizing GIS for crime analysis and conducted empirical research with Dr. Semukhina. This decade-long partnership with numerous Russian collaborators provided a framework to secure a U.S. Department of State grant to promote civil society and address human rights issues in Southern Russia.

Klappentext

Outlining the policy, developments, and influence of the Russian police, this book highlights the past, present, and future of police forces in Russia. Beginning with the period prior to the revolution of 1917, the authors detail the history in chronological order from the 1864 justice reform of the Russian Empire to the democratization of the Soviet Police under "Khrushchev 's thaw." The second part of the text focuses on the present structure and identity of the Russian police, including public attitudes toward the police, corruption within it, and the role of women in the police forces. The final section of the book analyzes the implications of past policy and offers perspectives on future policy.


Zusammenfassung
This book represents the culmination of ten years of research and an ongoing partnership between the Volgograd Academy of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry (VA MVD) and the Volgograd branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (VAPA).

Inhalt
Evolution of the Russian Police: From the Imperial Russian Police to a Post-Soviet Russian Militia. The Russian Police Prior to the October Revolution of 1917. The Creation and Early Development of the Soviet Police: 19171953. Further Soviet Police Developments: 19531985. Transformation of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Police from 1985 to 2008. Current State of Post-Soviet Police: Structure, Identity, and Modern Policy Issues. Structure, Function, and the Workforce of the Modern Russian Police. PublicPolice Relations in Modern Russia. Police Corruption and Abuse of Power in Russia. Conclusion: The Path to Reforms. References. Index.

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