Abstract

The Kuwaiti police is responsible for promoting safety and security. It is the main agency that is responsible for protecting people from internal threats. Under the law, it is responsible for protecting the state from criminals, crimes and the ones who violate the law and the public order. While the police officers and the agencies cooperating with them carry out the criminal and administrative investigation, they may be forced to carry out the procedures of the inspection process in accordance with the rules stipulated in the penal law, the criminal procedures law and the relevant laws that complement the latter law. Therefore, it was necessary to conduct the present researcher about this subject. The present study is divided into two parts. Each part is divided into two sections. The first part sheds a light on the conditions that must be met to consider the inspection process valid and the thing to be inspected. The second part sheds a light on the procedures, and characteristics of the inspection process. The goals sought from carrying out this study is represented in guiding the police officers and enlighten them about the way of carrying out the inspection process. That shall enable police officers to avoid any violation while carrying out the inspection process. However, if such a violation was committed, the procedures of the inspection process shall be considered invalid. The researcher reached several results and suggested several recommendations. In terms of the most significant result, it was found that the inspection process is an investigative procedure that violates the personal life, secrets and properties of individuals and families. Despite that, the Kuwaiti legislator permitted carrying out the inspection process due to certain conditions and considerations in order to promote public security and protect the society and its members from crime and criminals. In terms of the most significant recommendation, the researcher recommends promoting awareness among police officers about the way of dealing with people in a humane and civilized manner in case they had to arrest someone or carry out the inspection process. He recommends promoting awareness among police officers about the significance of refraining from infringing people's dignity. That shall contribute to improving the communication between the security agencies and the members of the society and promoting cooperation among them.