Moskovets' V. Population and militia interaction: a state and ways of improving.

The thesis is devoted to study of process of interaction between population and militia in connection with social changes in Ukraine. The existing theoretical approaches to determination of the social interaction content , possibility of its implementation in programs on making correlations and cooperation between the population and militia are considered. The author's definition) of an " interaction between militia and population " concept is given. In the thesis are selected and considered the major correlations between the population and militia at levels: perception of threat and criminal situation prevalence in country, region; creating an image and behaviour of the militiaman as a subject of order protection, maintenance of the major rights and freedoms of the person; irrational and rational comprehension of contacts and relations with the workers of militia. On the base of generalization of main forms of co-operation between the population and militia (community policing, public order protection units, labors' and student's groups on militia activity assistance, advisory units and etc.) the necessity of creation of appropriate legal basis for cooperation is justified; improvements of social-economic conditions, information support, system of moral and material stimulation and etc. Is offered and is being implemented the original program "Mutual understanding and cooperation between the population and militia on protection of public safety " in one Solonitsevka village, Dergachi county, Kharkov region is introduced. Key words: social interaction, cooperation, population, militia, social monitoring on activity of militia.