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Administrative Activities of the Police to Prevent and Suppress Offenses in the Field of Alcohol Consumption

Kostin Sergei Gennad'evich

Researcher of the Department for the Study of Social Processes and the Development of Complex Problems of Law Enforcement of the Research Center, Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

125171, Russia, Moscow, ul. Zoya I, 8, building 1

sergei-k@inbox.ru
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DOI:

10.7256/2306-9945.2023.1.38881

EDN:

HNOHUJ

Received:

04-10-2022


Published:

07-02-2023


Abstract: The subject of the study in this article is the methods of administrative activities used by the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the course of preventing and suppressing offenses in the field of alcohol consumption. In particular, the author gives a brief description of such methods as "direct administrative coercion", "providing police assistance" and "police supervision", and considers the powers of the police to implement them. Particular attention was paid to law enforcement activities in the studied area in foreign countries, which allowed the author to argue the conclusion about the possibility of integrating a new partnership model of interaction between the police and society into the current domestic legislation « Neighborhood Watch». The main conclusion of the study is the assertion that the improvement of the administrative activities of the police in the prevention of offenses in the sphere of consumption of alcoholic products will be facilitated by the integration into law enforcement of a new administrative and legal method (the "Neighbor's Watch" method), which is a set of actions aimed at using state-created social conditions for obtaining information from citizens about the facts of alcohol abuse, providing assistance to persons who are in a helpless state as a result of intoxication, as well as humanizing the procedure for transporting persons who are in a state of alcoholic intoxication to their place of residence. The introduction of this method of administrative activity of the police will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the anti-alcohol policy of the state and ensuring law and order on the streets.


Keywords:

administrative activities of the police, administrative and legal methods, prevention of offenses, alcohol intoxication, administrative coercion, police assistance, administrative supervision, interaction with society, social conditions, Neighborhood Watch

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Prevention and suppression of offenses committed by persons abusing alcoholic beverages is one of the most socially significant areas of administrative activity of the police. Every year, employees of the internal affairs bodies identify more than 2 million administrative offenses related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Such acts are among the most noticed by citizens, contribute to the formation of a negative attitude of society to the state of law and order in public places, have a significant counteraction to the efforts of the state to protect the interests of the individual from unlawful encroachments.

For the administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption, as for the state type of activity, common methods of legal influence are characteristic: persuasion and coercion. Nevertheless, in the course of the exercise of official powers, these methods acquire a specific character, resulting from the specifics of police activity. In the legal scientific literature, scientists note that a variety of means are used in the activities of the police, the choice of which often depends on a number of circumstances, both objective and subjective [1, p. 152]. The eccentricity of situations arising in the course of police service, the ambiguity and complexity of the behavior of subjects of legal influence, necessitates the use of various special methods of policing. For example, Professor Elagin A.G., along with the general methods of administrative activity, identifies special methods related to the implementation of procedural activities: licensing, certification, accreditation [2, p. 27]. Professor K.S. Belsky suggests the following special methods of policing: administrative supervision, direct administrative coercion, administrative jurisdiction, police assistance, state registration, licensing and permitting activities, collection of police information, etc. [3, p. 15].

The specifics of the methods of administrative activity of the police are characterized by the following signs: 1) the type of relationship between the participants of police activity, which determines the choice of the subject of police activity of the necessary techniques and methods of influence; 2) the appropriate methods and means that the subject of police activity uses when protecting certain objects; 3) procedural actions that take place when applying the method of police activity.

We agree with the opinion of some researchers that "special methods of administrative activity are determined by the specifics of police activity, are conditioned by the peculiarities of protected objects, but, ultimately, are derived from general methods, arise and are formed on their basis, continue them in a specific field of activity, being predetermined by them, directly or indirectly" [4, p. 17].

Thus, it should be noted that the entire list of special administrative methods of police activity proposed by research scientists characterizes the definition formulated by Professor K.S. Belsky: "each of the special methods of police administrative activity represents a repeatedly used legal impact determined by the specifics of police activity and conditioned by the peculiarities of protected legal relations [3, p. 12].

In the administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption, the following special administrative and legal methods are most often used by police officials: "direct administrative coercion", "provision of police assistance" and "police supervision".

Direct administrative coercion as a method of administrative activity of the police is the main means of law enforcement and is carried out as a reaction of state bodies to illegal, harmful to another person, society, people's behavior. Its application is due to the conflict between the established legal norm and the individual will of the persons who violated it. Forced actions are always associated with illegal actions.

The method of police assistance in the administrative activities of the police is a special way of law enforcement. Its essence lies in the fact that it can be applied without connection with an offense – its necessity arises when certain conditions specified in the norm of objective law occur [5, p. 142]. As an example, we can cite the situation when identifying a person who is on the street in a state of strong alcoholic intoxication and has lost the ability to navigate in the surrounding environment. In order to prevent negative consequences for this person (illegal acts of other persons, or in conditions of low temperature harm to health), the police officer must take measures to remove him from the "dangerous" environment. In particular, police officers have the right to deliver intoxicated persons in public places to medical institutions or specialized organizations established in accordance with the requirements of Federal Law No. 184-FZ of October 6, 1999 "On the General Principles of the Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power of the Subjects of the Russian Federation". [6].

The method of police supervision in the police activity under consideration consists in systematic monitoring of the internal affairs bodies for the exact execution by officials and compliance by citizens with the generally binding rules governing public order and security, in order to prevent and suppress their violations, identify offenders and bring them to justice or take public impact measures against them [7].

An effective measure to prevent offenses in the field of alcohol consumption is the establishment by the court of administrative restrictions, if there are sufficient grounds, for persons released or released from places of deprivation of liberty and having an outstanding or unremitted criminal record for committing a certain type of crimes. Thus, in accordance with Federal Law No. 64-FZ "On Administrative Supervision of persons Released from places of Deprivation of liberty", police officers during supervision exercise control over the restriction of visits by a supervised person to certain places (for example, retail sale of alcoholic beverages) [8].

Foreign experience is rich in examples of the implementation of fundamentally new administrative and legal methods for the prevention and suppression of relevant illegal acts for domestic legislation. Along with such well-known methods as "direct administrative coercion", "provision of police assistance", "police supervision" [9], domestic and foreign policeistics contains mention of their much wider range, due to the alternative modification of structural methodological components.

First of all, it is possible to distinguish social relationships between participants in police and administrative activities, namely between state governing bodies and the police, secondly, a variety of practical means of ensuring law and order, and thirdly, the procedural powers of officials. And, finally, fourthly, the so-called motivational factor, which consists in the formation of an intolerant attitude towards illegal behavior among the participants of legal relations.

Monitoring of law enforcement activities of law enforcement agencies in foreign countries to prevent offenses (including in the field of alcohol consumption) has shown that an effective measure of law enforcement on the streets and in the residential sector is the power of public influence. The practice of involving citizens in the protection of public order significantly reduces the risk of relapses of serious offenses [10, p. 166].

For example, in the USA, the National Neighborhood Watch program [9] (National Neighborhood Watch), which was launched in 1972, has proven itself well. The main goal is to monitor law and order in your area and inform the police in a timely manner about any illegal activity. The main thing is that citizens should not take any independent actions to prevent offenses and put themselves in danger. To stimulate the activity of the program participants, various discount preferences are provided for them, such as Southwest (US Airline), Regal Cinemas (Cinema Chain), Sears (International Retail Chain), Firestone (tire manufacturer) and many others.

Programs similar to National Neighborhood Watch (National Neighborhood Watch) operate in many countries around the world. As an example, Block Watch [11] (Block Watch) and Safe City Mississauga [12] (Safe City Mississauga) in Canada, Nachbarschaftswache [13] (Neighborhood Watch) in Germany, Natteravnene [14] (Night Crows) in Norway and Denmark, Neighborhood Watch [17] (Neighborhood Watch watch) and PubWatch [18] (Pub Watch) in the UK, Police Mitra [19] (Friends of the Police) in India. There are many more examples of voluntary participation of citizens in law enforcement in various States.

The forms of interaction between citizens and the police can be different, this is patrolling your area, providing assistance to victims of crimes, legal advice.

The study of foreign experience in the interaction of the police with civil society in maintaining law and order is of particular interest for research and use in the activities of public formations in our country.

It seems advisable to develop an official website of the program, on which, with the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, to accumulate various legal information for citizens, recommendations on how not to become a victim of criminal encroachments, behave in dangerous situations, where you can ask for help, etc. It is possible to provide for the placement of law enforcement-oriented scientific products, news information about the positive experience of law enforcement-oriented public associations in different regions.

It is necessary to place various directions of citizens' participation in assisting law enforcement agencies on the site, so that every citizen can voluntarily choose the form of interaction and officially apply for membership in the Neighborhood Watch program. Partnership options in each region (district) should be provided based on the specifics and analysis of the operational situation of each territorial unit. The main form of participation we offer is the monitoring of law and order in the area at the place of residence and, in case of detection of any illegal acts, immediate informing of the police. Additionally, you can offer the following areas of interaction:

– participation in public order protection events at the invitation of the internal affairs bodies, including during mass events;

– legal informing of specialists in law enforcement;

– participation by invitation in raid events when visiting disadvantaged families;

– assistance to victims of illegal acts, victims of natural disasters;

– various anti-drug companies, etc.

To attract active citizens to participate in the Neighborhood Watch program, it is important to stimulate this activity. It is necessary, with the support of the authorities of territorial entities, in cooperation with persons engaged in entrepreneurial activity, to provide various discount preferences for program participants (discounts in retail stores, utilities, as well as public transport, etc.) For example, the US national program "Neighborhood Watch" offers more than a hundred types discounts[17].

In the administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption, it is advisable to propose the following forms of interaction between citizens and the police:

1) informing the police about the facts of alcohol abuse: in particular, by joining the Neighborhood Watch program, its potential participant, in exchange for the provision of targeted social preferences (for example, tax benefits or a discount in public services) assumes the obligation to report to the police about the facts of illegal acts in the location of his place of residence and in case of non-fulfillment of the obligations assumed, the participant of the "Neighborhood Watch" risks not only deprivation of the provided social benefits, but also bringing to legal responsibility for connivance;

2) assistance to persons who are intoxicated in public places and have lost the ability to move independently or navigate in the environment: participants (members) of the program, upon detection of such persons, must immediately report this to a medical organization or to a police department and ensure the safety of such citizens before their arrival, and, if necessary, provide assistance, especially in the cold season;

3) controlled transfer to the place of residence of persons in a state of alcoholic intoxication, if there is a conclusion on the absence of medical indications for hospitalization; assistance to the police in directing a person in a state of alcoholic intoxication to the place of residence (except in cases when this person requires medical assistance or has committed an offense).

Thus, we propose to introduce into the law enforcement activities of the police a new special administrative and legal method for the prevention of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption ("Neighborhood Watch"), which is a set of actions aimed at using the social conditions created by the state to obtain information from citizens about the facts of alcohol abuse, assistance to persons in a helpless state as a result of intoxication, as well as the humanization of the procedure for the transfer of persons who are intoxicated to their place of residence.

The introduction of the new administrative and legal method "Neighborhood Watch" into domestic practice will contribute to improving the activities of the police in preventing and suppressing offenses committed while intoxicated, significantly reducing the risks of becoming a victim of illegal encroachments, as well as the risks of loss of health and life for persons intoxicated on the streets and in other public places, will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the state's anti-alcohol policy and ensuring law and order on the streets.

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A REVIEW of an article on the topic "Methods of administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption." The subject of the study. The article proposed for review is devoted to the methods of "... administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption." The author chose a special subject of research: the proposed issues should have been investigated from the point of view of administrative law (but this did not happen), while the author noted that "The activities of the police to prevent and suppress administrative offenses in the field of alcohol consumption not only contribute to the prevention of illegal acts with more serious social consequences for society ...". Russian legislation relevant to the purpose of the study is not being studied. A certain amount of scientific literature is studied and summarized, but not modern (mainly before 2008), on the stated issues, analysis and discussion with the opposing authors are provided. At the same time, the author notes that "Direct administrative coercion as a method of administrative activity of the police is the main means of protecting law and order and is carried out as a reaction of state bodies to unlawful, harmful to another person, society, human behavior." Research methodology. The purpose of the study is determined by the title and content of the work: "The genetic relationship of an administrative offense with a crime determines scientific and practical interest in the prevention of administrative offenses." It can be designated as the consideration and resolution of certain problematic aspects related to the above-mentioned issues and the use of certain experience. Based on the set goals and objectives, the author has chosen a certain methodological basis for the study. In particular, the author practically does not use a set of general scientific, special legal methods of cognition. The methods of analysis and synthesis made it possible to generalize various foreign approaches to the proposed topic and influenced the author's conclusions. Special legal methods could play the greatest role. The author did not apply a formal legal method that would allow for the analysis and interpretation of the norms of current Russian and foreign legislation. In particular, the following general conclusions are drawn: "The study of the positive experience of law enforcement agencies of foreign countries, the search and integration into domestic practice of new administrative and legal methods will contribute to the improvement of police activities to prevent and suppress offenses committed while intoxicated ..." etc. At the same time, in the context of the purpose of the study, the formal legal method could be applied in conjunction with the comparative legal method, especially since the author cited some foreign data. Thus, the methodology chosen by the author is not fully adequate to the purpose of the article, it allows you to study certain aspects of the topic. The relevance of the stated issues is beyond doubt. This topic is one of the most important both in the world and in Russia, from a legal point of view, the work proposed by the author can be considered relevant, namely, he notes that "The administrative activities of the police are carried out in specific forms and certain methods that are fixed by the norms of legislative and other legal acts." And in fact, an analysis of the work of opponents and NPAs should follow here, but it does not follow and the author does not show the ability to master the material. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the proposed article is questionable. It is not expressed in the specific scientific conclusions of the author. Among them, for example, is this: "... we propose to introduce into the law enforcement activities of the police a new administrative and legal method for the prevention of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption ("Neighborhood Watch") ...". As can be seen, these and other "theoretical" conclusions cannot be used in further scientific research. Thus, the materials of the article as presented cannot be of interest to the scientific community. Style, structure, content. The title of the article corresponds to the specialization of the journal "Administrative Law and Practice of Administration", since it should have been devoted to the methods of "... administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption." The article lacks an analysis of the opponents' scientific works, so the author does not note that a question close to this topic has already been raised. The author does not use their materials, does not discuss with opponents. The content of the article does not correspond to the title, since the author very superficially considered the stated problems, but did not achieve the purpose of his research. The quality of the presentation of the study and its results should be recognized as incomplete. The subject matter follows directly from the text of the article, but both tasks and methodology, the results of legal research, and scientific novelty are missing. The design of the work does not meet the requirements for this kind of work. Significant violations of these requirements include, in particular, the lack of analysis of modern works on the relevant topic. Bibliography. The quality of the literature presented and used should not be appreciated very highly. The lack of foreign scientific literature narrows the validity of even the author's general conclusions: "Studying the positive experience of law enforcement agencies in foreign countries, searching and integrating new administrative and legal methods into domestic practice will contribute to improving police activities to prevent and suppress offenses committed while intoxicated." The works of the above authors partially correspond to the research topic, but do not have a sign of sufficiency, do not contribute to the disclosure of many aspects of the topic. Appeal to opponents. The author has not conducted a serious analysis of the current state of the problem under study. The author describes some points of view on the problem of charitable and other public organizations, argues for a more correct position in his opinion, without relying on the work of opponents, and offers solutions to individual problems. Conclusions, the interest of the readership. The conclusions are general, they are obtained using a generally accepted methodology. The article in this form cannot be of interest to the readership in terms of the presence in it of the author's systematic positions in relation to the issues stated in the article, which should be typical for research. Based on the above, summing up all the positive and negative sides of the article, I recommend "reject".

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for the article Methods of administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption, the title corresponds to the content of the materials of the article. The author did not specify in the title of the article: "in Russia." The title of the article conditionally looks at the scientific problem, which the author's research is aimed at solving. The reviewed article is of relative scientific interest. The author explained the choice of the research topic and justified its relevance, concluding that offenses in the field of alcohol consumption "are among the most noticed by citizens, contribute to the formation of a negative attitude of society towards the state of law and order in public places, and significantly counteract the efforts of the state to protect the interests of the individual from unlawful encroachments." The article does not formulate the purpose of the study, does not specify the object and subject of the study, the methods used by the author. In the reviewer's opinion, the main elements of the "program" of the study were not fully thought out by the author, which affected its results. The author did not present the results of the analysis of the historiography of the problem and did not formulate the novelty of the undertaken research. In presenting the material, the author selectively demonstrated the results of the analysis of the historiography of the problem in the form of links to relevant works on the research topic. There is no appeal to opponents in the article. In the opinion of the reviewer, the author correctly used the sources, maintained the scientific style of presentation, competently used the methods of scientific knowledge, followed the principles of logic, systematicity and consistency of presentation of the material. As an introduction, the author pointed out the reason for choosing the research topic and justified its relevance. In the main part of the article, the author reported that "a variety of means are used in police activities, the choice of which often depends on a number of circumstances, both objective and subjective," etc., listed the signs characterizing "the specifics of the methods of administrative activity of the police", and quoted K.S. Belsky: "each of the special methods of administrative activity The police force is a repeatedly used legal influence determined by the specifics of police activity and determined by the peculiarities of protected legal relations." Further, the author listed the special administrative and legal methods that are used in the administrative activities of the police to prevent and suppress offenses in the field of alcohol consumption, described their content, and pointed out the legal grounds for their application. Then the author turned to foreign experience, concluding that "an effective measure of law enforcement on the streets and in the residential sector is the power of public influence." The author gave examples of the implementation of government programs in the USA (since 1972), Canada, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, India, cornyly concluding that "the study of foreign experience in police interaction with civil society in maintaining law and order is of particular interest for research and use in the activities of public formations in our country." Further, the author proposed "to develop an official website of the program, on which, with the support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, to accumulate various legal information for citizens, recommendations on how not to become a victim of criminal encroachments, behave in dangerous situations where you can ask for help," etc., to post information on this site about the "directions" of citizens' interaction with law enforcement agencies. The author stated that "in order to attract active citizens to participate in the Neighborhood Watch program, it is important to stimulate this activity," "to provide various discount preferences for program participants." Then the author proposed "forms of interaction between citizens and the police": "informing the police about the facts of alcohol abuse," etc., "providing assistance to persons who are intoxicated in public places and have lost the ability to move independently or navigate the environment," etc., "controlled transfer to the place of residence of persons who are intoxicated, if there is a conclusion that there are no medical indications for hospitalization ," etc . The author's conclusions are generalizing and clearly formulated. The conclusions do not reflect the results of the research conducted by the author in full. In the final paragraphs of the article, the author proposed "to introduce into the law enforcement activities of the police a new administrative and legal method for the prevention of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption": "Neighborhood Watch". The author summarized that "the study of the positive experience of law enforcement agencies of foreign countries, the search and integration into domestic practice of new administrative and legal methods will contribute to the improvement of police activities to prevent and suppress offenses committed while intoxicated." The conclusions, in the opinion of the reviewer, do not clarify the purpose of the study. In the opinion of the reviewer, the potential purpose of the study has been partially achieved by the author. The publication may arouse the interest of the magazine's audience. The article needs to be finalized in terms of formulating the key elements of the research program and their corresponding conclusions.

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A REVIEW of an article on the topic "Methods of administrative activities of the police for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption." The subject of the study. The article proposed for review is devoted to topical issues of police activity in connection with the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption. The author suggests measures, as well as special special methods in connection with the research topic. The subject of the study was the norms of legislation, the opinions of scientists, and the materials of practice. Research methodology. The purpose of the study is not stated directly in the article. However, it can be clearly understood from the title and content of the article. As the purpose of the study, it is possible to conditionally justify the proposal of new effective methods of police administrative activities for the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption. Based on the set goals and objectives, the author has chosen the methodological basis of the study. In particular, the author uses a set of general scientific methods of cognition: analysis, synthesis, analogy, deduction, induction, and others. In particular, the methods of analysis and synthesis made it possible to summarize and share the conclusions of various scientific approaches to the proposed topic, as well as draw specific conclusions from the scientific literature. As research methods, we highlight the methods of collecting and summarizing practical data, which allowed the author to establish what specific actions are carried out by the police in practice in connection with the proposed issues. In particular, the following is stated: "The specifics of the methods of administrative activity of the police are characterized by the following signs: 1) the type of relationship between participants in police activity, which determines the choice by the subject of police activity of the necessary techniques and methods of influence; 2) the appropriate methods and means that the subject of police activity uses to protect certain objects; 3) procedural actions that take place when applying the method of police activity." In addition, the author used a comparative legal research method, which made it possible to compare Russian and foreign experience in the field under study. It is noted that "Foreign experience is rich in examples of the implementation of fundamentally new administrative and legal methods for preventing and suppressing relevant illegal acts for domestic legislation. Along with such well-known methods as "direct administrative coercion", "provision of police assistance", "police supervision" [9], domestic and foreign policeistics contains mention of their much wider range, due to the alternative modification of structural methodological components." There are no comments on the methodology indicated by the author. Thus, the methodology chosen by the author is fully adequate to the purpose of the study, allows you to study all aspects of the topic in its entirety. Relevance. The relevance of the stated issues is beyond doubt. There are both theoretical and practical aspects of the significance of the proposed topic. From the point of view of theory, the topic of countering offenses in the field of alcohol consumption is complex and relevant. As you know, such crimes are committed in large numbers. In practice, there are no effective methods for reducing them. This is most important due to the fact that the consumption of alcoholic beverages often leads to the commission of other offenses, including serious and especially serious crimes. Thus, the author of the reviewed article on this issue justifiably points out that "The prevention and suppression of offenses committed by persons who abuse alcoholic beverages is one of the most socially significant areas of administrative activity of the police. Every year, employees of the internal affairs bodies identify more than 2 million administrative offenses related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Such acts are among the most noticed by citizens, contribute to the formation of a negative attitude of society towards the state of law and order in public places, and significantly counteract the efforts of the state to protect the interests of the individual from unlawful encroachments." Thus, scientific research in the proposed field should only be welcomed. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty of the proposed article is beyond doubt. Firstly, it is expressed in the author's specific conclusions. Among them, for example, is the following conclusion: "we propose to introduce into the law enforcement activities of the police a new special administrative and legal method for the prevention of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption ("Neighborhood Watch"), which is a set of actions aimed at using social conditions created by the state to obtain information from citizens about the facts of alcohol abuse, assistance to persons who are in a helpless state as a result of intoxication, as well as to humanize the procedure for transferring persons who are intoxicated to their place of residence. The introduction of the new administrative and legal method "Neighborhood Watch" into domestic practice will contribute to improving the activities of the police in preventing and suppressing offenses committed while intoxicated, significantly reducing the risks of becoming a victim of illegal encroachments, as well as the risks of loss of health and life for persons intoxicated on the streets and in other public places They will make a significant contribution to the implementation of the state's anti-alcohol policy and ensuring law and order on the streets." These and other theoretical conclusions can be used in further scientific research. Secondly, the author suggests ideas for generalizing the opinions of other scientists (both Russian and foreign), which in itself may be of interest for further research in this area. Thus, the materials of the article may be of particular interest to the scientific community in terms of contributing to the development of science. Style, structure, content. The subject of the article corresponds to the specialization of the journal "NB: Administrative Law and Practice of Administration", as it is devoted to legal problems related to countering offenses. The content of the article fully corresponds to the title, since the author considered the stated problems and achieved the research goal. The quality of the presentation of the study and its results should be recognized as fully positive. The subject, objectives, methodology and main results of the study follow directly from the text of the article. The design of the work generally meets the requirements for this kind of work. No significant violations of these requirements were found. Bibliography. The quality of the literature used should be highly appreciated. The author actively uses the literature presented by authors from Russia and abroad (Admiralova I.A., Belsky K.S., Eliseev B.P., Kucherov I.I., Elagin A.G., Afonin E.G. and others). Thus, the works of the above authors correspond to the research topic, have a sign of sufficiency, and contribute to the disclosure of various aspects of the topic. Appeal to opponents. The author conducted a serious analysis of the current state of the problem under study. All quotes from scientists are accompanied by author's comments. That is, the author shows different points of view on the problem and tries to argue for a more correct one in his opinion. Conclusions, the interest of the readership. The conclusions are fully logical, as they are obtained using a generally accepted methodology. The article may be of interest to the readership in terms of the systematic positions of the author in relation to the stated issues regarding the improvement of police approaches to the prevention and suppression of offenses in the field of alcohol consumption. Based on the above, summing up all the positive and negative sides of the article, "I recommend publishing"