FROM THE HISTORY OF SHAPING AN IMAGE OF THE BORDER SECURITY OFFICER
In the presented article the historical aspects of the border security officer's image shaping are analyzed. The dynamic nature of the phenomenon determined by the conditions of development of the society, the state, the geopolitical situation in the world, etc. is pointed out. The attention is paid to the fragmentary character of the psychological studies of the above mentioned problem. The necessity of the in-depth study of the formation and the functioning of an image of the border security officer is underlined.