MOSCOW, November 9. /TASS/. Some 25% of Russians approve the work of the country’s police, the figure doubled since 2005, the state-run Russian Public Opinion Research Centre (VTsIOM) said on Monday.

Some 23% of respondents said they consider the work of police in their regions good, the result for the 2005 year was 11% Meanwhile, 15% of those polled said the work of the police was bad, comparing with 2005 figure of 27%.

According to the pollster, the level of trust for police hasn't faced significant change and stands at 46%

The number of parents willing their children to work in police has doubled since 1990, the pollster added.

The poll was conducted on October 31, November 1 among 1,600 respondents in 46 Russian regions. The margin of error does not exceed 3.5%