Review: The research subject is the scope of legal and tactical aspects of the use of force, special means and firearms by police officers in Russia and the U.S. The research subject is the professional activity of police officers in Russia and the U.S. in terms of the use of force, special means and firearms against citizens violating public order. 
The author formulates the following research tasks: 


To study the aspects of enrollment and requirements to the candidates;


To analyze the peculiarities of regulation of active service performing;


To compare legal and tactical aspects of the use of force, special means and firearms.


The scientific novelty of the research consists in the comparative analysis of legal and tactical aspects of the use of force, special means and firearms by police officers in Russia and the U.S. The author believes that it is necessary to reconsider the legal grounds for the use of firearms by police officers even in the light of the fact that the frequency of violence used against police officers has recently increased by 12%, since legal regulations determine the tactics of the use of force, special means and firearms. The author arrives at the conclusion that each of the described systems has its positive and negative aspects which can be logically explained. 
 

Keywords: concept of law, physical tests, oath of a policeman, tactical aspects, preparedness of employee, measures of state coercion, professional activity, police officers, competence, regulation of service

Review: The research subject is social relations in the field of the development of basic skills of road traffic police officers of Russia in using firearms during operations and for stopping drivers attempting to escape from the crime scene. The research object is the formation and development of firearms using skills of internal affairs officers during the professional training of middle and major commanders enrolled in internal affairs bodies of Russia. The topicality of the research is determined by the tasks of improvement of professional training of specialists in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and ensuring personal safety of internal affairs officers and the safety of civilians during operative actions. The research contains the analysis of use of service weapons by police officers during operative actions. Based on the example of apprehension of a vehicle, the author analyzes the effectiveness of use of service weapons by road traffic police officers. The research methodology is based on the analysis of the use of service weapons by police officers, and experiments. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the following: a) the analysis of statistical data of the use of service weapons by internal affairs officers; b) the task to organize a comprehensive firearms training of internal affairs officers; c) the list of measures aimed at the improvement of firearms training of internal affairs officers. In conclusion, the author substantiates the necessity to improve the basic professional training program in terms of raising the effectiveness of firearms training of internal affairs officers. The analysis of the use of service weapons by road traffic police officers, as well as experiments, prove the importance of the research in the field of public safety protection and effective prevention of criminal offences by police officers with the help of service weapons. 
 

Keywords: training program, shooting, detention, skills, research, vehicle, offenses, fire training, Service weapons, police officers