KHROBUST O. Mechanisms of public administration of reform law enforcement

The law enforcement system of the state is a special area of public administration, as the security and security of social systems and the level of public order in society depend on efficiency and effectiveness. The issue of reforming the law enforcement system of Ukraine is ripe since the beginning of independence and the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine. Based on the analysis of the genesis of scientific knowledge about public administration in the field of law enforcement reform, it is established that the main directions of public administration transformation in the study area are the following: prevention and counteraction to certain types of crimes; the place of the law enforcement system in ensuring the civil security of the state; the place of the law enforcement system in ensuring national security and defense; development of public administration in various spheres of activity of separate law enforcement bodies; reforming the penitentiary system as a function of the law enforcement system; reforming the law enforcement system. It is determined that the issue of preventing and combating crime in scientific periodicals first appeared in 1896, and was devoted to psychological problems. To date, the scientometric database Scopus contains 55 thousand scientific publications on the research problem, which indicates the relevance of the research issue and the need for constant updating of scientific provisions.