The article considers the influence of moral-psychological factor on the quality of law enforcement discretion (taking а decision on the basis of inner belief). The authors establish the connection between taking a legal decision and the moral situation existing during this process. The article provides opinions of different authors on the role of education and other factors in the mechanism ensuring legality of law enforcement. The authors analyze topical theoretical issues of legal discretion. The most important category in meeting the interests of civil society subjects is law enforcement at the discretion. The system of measures guaranteeing legality in law enforcement at the discretion also includes legal thinking of the law enforcement agent. The authors analyze negative factors influencing the moral atmosphere during the process of taking a legal law enforcement decision. The article deals with means of preventing negative social, political and other factors emerging in the process of law enforcement discretion. The authors enumerate tools of moral character which can be used to constructively influence the law enforcement agent so as to observe the law. The role of different codes of moral norms in ensuring legality of law enforcement discretion is also described.
law, discretion, law enforcement activity, moral norms, legal thinking, the system of guarantees of legality
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