Understanding Police officers’ mental health: Psychological analysis of service activity difficulties

Abstract

Professional situations in the activities of police officers are often extreme or emergency. Therefore, psychological stability and preparation play a special role when performing operational and service tasks. Professional psychological selection, professional psychological and extreme psychological training are carried out in order to prevent premature professional and moral deformation, protect the health of employees of internal affairs bodies, and minimize psychogenic losses when faced with special service conditions in internal affairs bodies. The implementation of a set of measures based on the analysis of psychological factors of official activity that have a negative impact on police officers contributes to the efficiency of the performance of operational tasks while protecting personal well-being, which involves the assessment of psychological stability and the formation of readiness (Kelley, T. M. 2005).

Against the background of the political events taking place in the world today, the issue of personal and public safety of police officers against the threat of terrorism and extremists is very urgent. It is known that mass riots intensify in moments of crisis for the state, because social and legal norms and foundations are destabilized under conditions of direct threat to the well-being of the usual picture of social relations, which leads to general riots.