Organizational and legal principles of judicial control, prosecutorial supervision and interaction with the public in the activities of inquiry units of the National Police of Ukraine

Based on the analysis of scientific positions of scientists, as well as the legislation of Ukraine, the article summarizes approaches to the interpretation of the concept of organizational and legal principles, inquiry as a form of simplified pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses, prosecutorial supervision, judicial control and public relations. The general legal grounds for the functioning of inquiry units in cooperation with the judiciary, the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine and the public are described, it is proved that the essence of this interaction, although expressed in many forms. In addition, the scientific position is substantiated that the interaction in the classical sense is the consolidation (direction in one vector) of competent forces and means, which will allow the most effective achievement of goals, with minimal risk of failure and maximum success rate. Specific examples are given and general approaches to establishing the importance of cooperation for pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses are described, which is expressed in the possibility of processing a significant amount of covered information in the shortest possible time (directly defined by Articles 2 “Criminal Procedure Tasks” and 219 “Pre-trial investigation” of Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine). It is proposed to radically change the approaches to determining interaction with the public in the pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses, by developing separate organizational and administrative regulations that would provide forms of such interaction and fully form the legal status of individual citizens and the public as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the need for further scientific study of the issue at a deeper and global level, as the analysis shows that the effectiveness of the interaction of all legal entities in the pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses depends on the effectiveness of protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, their renewal