Received 18.08.2021
Revised 19.11.2021
Accepted 20.12.2021
Retrieved from Vol. 12, No. 1, 2022
Pages 165 -175
Abstract
The article focuses on the peculiarities of the professional activities of law enforcement officers, the definition of components that affect the level of psychological readiness of professionals (strict legal regulation of professional conduct, authoritative and mandatory nature of professional powers, the extreme nature of law enforcement, procedural independence). Qualitative characteristics of law enforcement officers' activity are analyzed: normativeness, organization, preparedness and efficiency. The components of professional and psychological training of law enforcement officers for activities are presented: professional and psychological orientation and sensitivity, knowledge and skillful use of psychological tools and techniques, developed professional observation and memory, psychological stability. The article notes that professional and psychological training promotes the development of professional skills of law enforcement officers, ie readiness to act professionally in any conditions. It is aimed at the formation and development of psychological characteristics of the individual that meet the specific and important psychological characteristics of service activities and are one of the necessary prerequisites for its implementation
Keywords:
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