EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MOTIVATION TOWARDS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF FUTURE POLICE OFFICERS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article is devoted to an empirical study of the features of the manifestation of professional motivation of cadets and police officers during their professional development; determining the dominant motives influencing the effectiveness of management activities of a future police officer. To determine the characteristics of professional motivation among future police officers, the following was used: 1) the “Professional Motivation” methodology, which allows us to determine the following indicators of the motivational sphere: assessment of work results, professional aspirations, internality in the field of professional achievements, professional interests and values, life goals, social desirability and general activity; 2) the author’s questionnaire “Motives for professional management activities”, which helps to diagnose the severity of dominant professional motives, goals of management activities and ways to achieve them at the stage of professional development of an NPU officer. Having analyzed the average values, it was found that the professional motivation of cadets and police officers is at an average level and slightly higher for male cadets and policemen. Based on the results of a comparative analysis, it was revealed that the professional activity of the NPU officers at each stage of professional development has its own characteristics, manifested in the ways of achieving professional results: taking initiative, executing orders and competition at the first stage; following instructions, orders, taking responsibility, avoiding unfavourable situations, mutual assistance and the ability to act in various situations at the second stage. The prospect of further scientific research is the development of a program aimed at increasing the efficiency of management activities through the development of professional motivation of cadets of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine during their preparation for professional management activities at the NPU.