Experimental Study of Formation of Police Officers' Personal Competence

Relevance: the article justifies the need for comprehensive psychological support of professional training of police officers in order to improve the quality of education and competence of law enforcement specialists. The purpose of the research is to test the developed Concept of psychological support for the formation of personal competence of police officers. Hypothesis of the study: after execution of the forming influence the level of formation of the components of personal competence and the degree of their integration increases as well as the success of professional activities during the first year of service. Sample: 1163 students of the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of internal Affairs. Results: the efficiency of developing impacts within the framework of the Concept is confirmed at all stages of the experiment. Assessments of personal competence development are significantly related to the professional progress of University graduates assessed by experts. Expert assessments of the components of personal competence show high consistency with corresponding personal variables evaluated through self-reporting, both in a single-moment section and in dynamics. Conclusion: the implementation of the Concept shows the efficiency of psychological support measures for the formation of personal competence, the influence of their level of development on the results of professional activity is confirmed.