ABSTRACT
Since the Soviet Union’s collapse, the Russian Federation has implemented polices with the objectives of creating a democracy. As a part of the transformation, eorts have been made to establish democratic police institutions. While forms of democratic policing vary between nations, the institutions generally share similar traits. e common understanding of democratic policing includes public accountability, transparent decision making, responsiveness to the citizens, representativeness of the general population, respect for human rights, commitment to the rule of law, and a minimum use of force (Can, 2005; Das, 2000). A democratic police agency is assumed to be acting on behalf of the people, guided by the moral consensus and shared values of security (Caparini and Marenin, 2004).
