ABSTRACT
Diagram 5.1 indicates that the entire MVD system has ve main levels: central, district, inter-regional, regional/republican, and municipal (circuit) (Maslov, 2010). e MVD system is a federal law enforcement agency with direct hierarchical subordination to the federal authorities (Gutsenko and Kovalev, 2007). e system is ocially headed by the president of Russia who appoints the MVD minister upon the prime minister’s recommendation.4 e president of Russia also appoints the deputy ministers and the highest police ocers within the agency except for circuit department chairs.5 e MVD system mainly includes a network of law enforcement agencies (see Diagram 5.1) known as the “territorial agencies of internal aairs” and the interior troops of the MVD. e interior troops represent the military forces used to support law and order in special cases, such as emergency situations or public disturbances (see Diagram 5.2).
