Judiciary and legal principles for the development of a profile for the profession of detectives of the National Police of Ukraine

V. P. Ostapovich

doi:10.32631/pb.2018.1.06

V. P. Ostapovich State Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Kyiv) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9186-0801

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32631/pb.2018.1.06

Keywords: National Police of Ukraine, profile of a profession, a detective, job description, psychic profile, psychological selection

Abstract

The author has studied the problem of the development of theoretical foundations and methodical tools for conducting job research within the National Police of Ukraine. The author has stated theoretical grounds of creating a profile for the profession of a detective; has revealed the possibilities of using some methods and means of job research for the development of modern profiles of the professions of the system of the National Police of Ukraine. It has been demonstrated that a profile of the profession as a set of parameters characterizing a successful specialist, a professional in a certain field of professional activity, is an important component of the job description. The main component of the profile is the characteristic of psychological peculiarities of professional activity.
On the basis of experimental research, the author has formulated the requirements of the profession to the motivational sphere of a specialist, his abilities, temperamental and characterological traits, etc. The main components of the profile of a detective’s profession have been considered. The author has described such structural components of the profile of the profession as general characteristics of the activity, working conditions, negative factors, occupational risk factors, psychological characteristics and professionally important personal qualities of a specialist. The author has provided the demands of the profession to the sensory and perceptual sphere of a detective, general and special abilities, the features of temperament and character, motivation, emotional and volitional qualities. It has been emphasized that comprehensive study of professional police activity based on the development of profiles of the profession is a prerequisite for solving problems related to the efficiency of using personnel potential, optimizing the selection of the most appropriate candidates for the police force, training and retraining of personnel, rationalization of work and reduction of injuries, etc.
On the basis of a broad experimental study, the author has established the list of the main professional qualities of a detective of the National Police; has determined the qualitative and quantitative psychological and psychophysiological indicators recommended for the professional activity. The author has also established psychological and psychophysiological contraindications for overtaking the professional activity of a detective (a criminal police officer).

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Author Biography

V. P. Ostapovich, State Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Kyiv)

Laboratory of psychological support;
Candidate of Juridical Sciences (Ph.D.).

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