Abstract: The subject of the study is the circumstances, upon the occurrence of which an employee of a security and convoy police unit may have the right to use firearms in the course of carrying out official activities. The research methodology is represented by general scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction) and private scientific methods (comparative legal method, modeling). The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the study examines situations of possible use of firearms in relation to exceptional categories of citizens from the perspective of legal norms, which, regarding the activities of security and convoy units of the police, have not been previously analyzed. Fundamentally new is the issue of using firearms against woman in the context of the legal provisions of the Federal Law "On Police". Conclusions: 1. In accordance with the purpose of the security and convoy units of the police, the use of firearms in their activities is allowed in accordance with the legislation. 2. The legal regulation of the use of firearms by employees of security and convoy units of the police is generally reduced to the norms of the Federal Law "On Police". 3. On the basis of the provisions of the Federal Law "On Police", exceptional categories of citizens include: women, minors, persons with obvious signs of disability. The ban on the use of firearms against them is not unconditional. 4. The study, with references to the relevant norms of the Federal Law "On Police", the researches of other authors, provides a justification for the possible use of firearms against exceptional categories of citizens.

Abstract: The subject of the study is the public danger posed by escaping from custody. The article indicates which social institutions are harmed and what serious consequences may occur after the implementation of such a socially dangerous act as escape. Attention is drawn to the importance of studying the methods of escape from custody, since here lies the consequence of many violations in the official activities of the security and escort units of the police - the assumption by police officers of favorable conditions for committing illegal actions. The problem of shortage in the investigated police units is particularly noted. Proposals are being made to stimulate the employees of the security and escort units of the police. Most of the methods of escape from custody presented in the article are illustrated by judicial practice, which means the practical applicability of these methods by a special agent and the presence of already completed crimes, as a result of which a number of police officers have been brought to disciplinary or criminal responsibility. The main conclusions are some measures to prevent escape from pre-trial detention. The study draws a parallel between violations by police officers of the established order of protection and escort and the commission (or attempt) to escape from custody. Attention is drawn to the need to study the causes, conditions, factors contributing to the escape, only in conjunction with the study of the ways in which it is possible to escape from custody. The development of the phenomena under consideration is impossible in isolation from each other, as it entails unreliable interpretation, incorrect conclusions, and, accordingly, incorrectly formulated preventive measures, which may not be effective as a result.