Activities of Law Enforcement Agencies to Counter Extremism in the North Caucasian Region

The article is devoted to the results of the activities of law enforcement agencies of the constituent entities of the North Caucasian Federal District, where the threat of destabilization of socio-political and economic development continues to remain. The purpose of the study is to examine the content of the activities of law enforcement agencies in the region against the background of the genesis of extremist activity of destructive groups and the transformation of ongoing "peaceful" protests, to commit - in the process of mass rallies, violent actions against police officers and citizens who do not support their views and calls to "change of the ruling power". Conclusions. Based on the above analysis of the activities of the law enforcement agencies of the North Caucasian Federal District, it can be stated that the main priority areas of the activities of the internal affairs bodies in order to reduce the negative impact of destructive organizations in the media and the Internet, as well as reduce the protest potential of the population are: 1) implementation on an ongoing basis of comprehensive propaganda and preventive measures among the population of the subjects of the North Caucasian Federal District with the involvement of authoritative public, religious and national leaders to explain the consequences of the rally activities of organizations of a destructive nature; 2) conducting intensive monitoring of the Internet in order to identify provocative, including "fake" information, contributing to the escalation of the level of social tension and disruption of public order, with high-quality documentation of the illegal activities of the authors of such messages and bringing them to justice; 3) protecting the information space from the dissemination of provocative materials by immediately publishing refutations, as well as sending materials to the authorized agencies as soon as possible to block resources containing such information; 4) immediate notification of the population by the press services of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the subjects of the North Caucasian Federal District of each case of detention of persons, with the most detailed description of all the circumstances that served as the basis for restricting their freedom of movement, in order to avoid spreading rumors.

law enforcement agencies, extremism, counteraction, prevention, the North Caucasus, destructive groups, protest actions