Publication

This edition of the RAD focuses on law enforcement reform in Russia and the dim view the country's population continues to have of their police. In the first case, the author argues that limited police reforms initiated in 2011 and subsequent changes to the structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have indeed reduced domestic tensions over police corruption in Russia. In the second article, however, the author reminds us that negative public perceptions of law enforcement still remain strong, primarily because of the latter's hierarchical nature, a performance assessment system that actually impedes criminal investigations, and weak day-to-day relations with Russian citizens.