Abstract: The author examines the crucial role of professional training in the formation of psychological attitudes of police officers. The subject of the research of this article is the psychological attitudes identified by the police officers themselves, as well as those that need to be formed in the process of vocational training (vocational training). The object of the study is police officers with individual psychological potential. The author of the article examines in detail such aspects of the topic as the effectiveness of professional activity, in particular, the relationship of the basic categories: need, interest, motive, goal, reflection; the content of the educational material, the study of which should focus on a personality-oriented approach. The main conclusion of the conducted research is the focus on the fact that the thematic curriculum for the interdisciplinary course "Moral and psychological training" fully allows to form basic psychological attitudes that allow to more effectively carry out professional duty. The author's special contribution to the research of the topic is that the author emphasizes the importance of psychological attitudes, such as empathy, communication skills and the ability to solve problems, in building positive relationships with the subjects of interaction. The novelty of the study lies in the proposed psychological attitudes that have a beneficial effect on the personality of a police officer, on the realization of their personal potential.

Abstract: In the last decade, interest in the image of a police officer has been increasing. The ongoing changes affect all spheres of life of modern society, the public perception of the police is also changing, which also actualizes the topic under consideration. The term "social portrait" or "sociological portrait" appears quite often in the scientific literature. However, a number of studies have not even attempted to justify the need for the use of this term in any way. In principle, this term was also not deterministic in a practice-oriented environment. The absence of a methodological description is characteristic not only for modern researchers, but also for Soviet scientists who quite often used the term "social portrait", meaning by it some abstract generalized characteristic of a certain social class. The object of the study is the social portrait of a police officer. The subject of the study is the basic components that influence the formation of a social portrait of a police officer. The goal-setting of the formation of a social portrait at the present stage is determined by the attitude of police officers to their professional activities, promotion, the socio-psychological atmosphere within the team, the attitude of police officers to family and marriage, money and recreation. The scientific novelty lies in the proposed approach to the formation of a social portrait of a police officer, the peculiarity of which is the definition of basic components that allow identifying the characteristic features of this social group. The main methods of obtaining information can be a questionnaire survey, interviews, content analysis. The practical significance lies in the fact that the information obtained can be used in scientific, pedagogical, practical work when considering issues related to the formation of personnel and reserve, training of employees according to professional training programs, moral and psychological support, social guarantees, etc.

Abstract: The subject of research covers such categories as “professionalism” and “competence”. These concepts are considered from the general scientific viewpoint, and with respect to internal affairs officers. The author studies the criteria of professionalism, the levels and types of competence. Competence is the most important component of professionalism of internal affairs officers. The research object is professional competence of internal affairs officers which is understood to be an ability to protect life, health, rights and liberties of an individual and a citizen, public order, and property, to ensure public safety, to combat crime, in particular, under the conditions requiring use of force, special means and firearms, and in an emergency. The author concludes that professional competence of internal affairs officers is a complex concept which includes the range of personal traits, the ability to apply the acquired knowledge, and the knowledge itself. Using the outcome-based approach to the educational activity, the author focuses on the modular variant of professional training of internal affairs officers. The organization of internal affairs officers into modules depends on their duty position. The author enumerates the main advantages of such an approach: the contents of modules allows acquiring comprehensive professional knowledge; different levels and types of competence are being implemented. The gained professional competence in professional training programs for internal affairs officers promotes the formation of consistent vision of professional tasks. 
 

Abstract: The author gives attention to one of the topical issues related to image making. In the history of science, the prerequisites to the formation of an image of professional workers were studied. The article describes two approaches to the study of image: the philosophical one and the sociological one. The author compares philosophical and sociological views with the image of a police officer and notes the resemblance of the main requirements to image making. The methodological base includes general scientific and specific methods. The first group includes analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison and description. The second one - questioning. The author studies the opinion of students about the work of the police and concludes that public opinion can’t form a particular image of the object under study, but merely evaluates it using the given criteria. Image is represented as a combination of individual psychological characteristics helping to perform professional tasks.