Peculiarities of forming the professional competence of police officers at the initial training phase
The article reveals the peculiarities of the formation of professional competence of police officers who are first entering the service in the Internal Affairs Department within the framework of the main professional educational program of the university of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The work emphasizes the importance of the gradual formation of the main professionally significant qualities that form the basis of the competence aspect of educational support. The concept of the activity approach is clarified, the use of which allows to effectively form and improve the personal qualities and professional competence of police officers trained in educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The elements of the methodology and the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the approach presented are determined.