Collisions of German public order law

The article examines the basic tenets of German Police Law and public order law, such as the institution of “rights protection” – Gefahrenabwehr, the concepts of preventive and repressive (punitive) activity – repressive polizeiliche Handeln, the institutions of “public order” and “public security”. Due attention is paid to the organizational and legal forms of activity of the criminal police and public security police of Germany, as well as the delineation of powers in this area at the federal and regional levels. The limits of police influence are examined, which are understood as measures of non-judicial (administrative) coercion, including the use of psychological and physical coercion.