Authors: Schegoleva T. V., Marin M. I.
Citation: Schegoleva T. V., Marin M. I. Law Enforcement Officers’ System of Values as the Factor of Regulating Professional Officer’s Behaviour. Psychopedagogy in Law Enforcement. Vol. 24, No 3(78). 2019. Pp. 289–293. DOI: 10. 24411/1999-6241-2019-13007
Для цитирования: Щеголева Т. В., Марьин М. И. Система ценностей сотрудников органов внутренних дел как фактор регуляции служебного поведения // Психопедагогика в правоохранительных органах. 2019. Т. 24, № 3(78). С. 289–293. DOI: 10. 24411/1999-6241-2019-13007
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Abstract
Introduction. Prevention of violation of professional discipline and legality among the officers is in the focus of the personnel policy of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The paper explains the relevance of studying law enforcement officers’ system of values as significant factors of regulating professional officer’s behaviour because the level of professional discipline violations is still high. The author describes the conducted research of the system of values in different law enforcement units due to the specifics of their activity. Materials and methods. Those under study were 165 law enforcement officers divided into two groups: group 1 consisted of 84 Traffic Law Enforcement officers (average age – 32+1,7 years), group 2 was presented by 81 officers of logistics and human resources departments (average age – 30+1,8 years). The experimental psychological research was conducted with the use of the Sh.Shwartz method and J.Rotter test-questionnaire of subjective control. Results and Discussion. The results of the research show the differences in the systems of values of the departments under study, these values influencing the professional officers’ behaviour. In comparison with group 2 the respondents of group 1 have less developed «conformity», “traditions”, “kindness”, but have higher results on the scales of “simulation”, “hedonism”, “power”, which proves that reaching of social status and prestige, as well as dominating people is important for group 1. Group 2 is characterized by low motivational level to perform the duties, passiveness, no striving for career growth, striving for social order and mutual assistance. Conclusions. The system of values in law enforcement departments is one of the key factors of preventing violations of professional behaviour among officers. The authors suggest applying the received results for methodical and practical guidelines for chief law enforcement officers and the officers of human resources departments in regard to values and standards regulation of law enforcement officers’ group behaviour.
Main Provisions:
- The system of values in law enforcement units is a specific dispositional system with its laws of value relations which are regulators of law enforcement officers’ professional behaviour.
- Due to the specifics and character of service the system of values and the level of subjective self-control in some law enforcement units significantly vary.
- In order to regulate law enforcement officers’ professional behaviour it is necessary to develop a differentiated system of prevention and change it according to the profile and content, peculiar professional groups, actual assessment of the formation of group norms, knowledge of hierarchy and structure of values in the groups.
Table. Group trends in the structure of values among law enforcement officers according to Sh.Shwartz method, points, М±s (Notes: P* — between group I and group II, P** — between group I and average indicators, P*** — between group II and average indicators.)
Fig. Comparison of the central tendencies of group responsibility according to the test “Level of Subjective Control”, bars (Notes: * — significance level, at p ≤ 0,05.)
Keywords: professional officer’s behaviour; system of values; law enforcement officers; level of subjective control.
19.00.05 Social Psychology
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Submitted 23.12.2018