Some issues of the formation of moral values in the training of specialists in the field of law and law enforcement activities

The article focuses on the formation of moral values during the training of applicants for higher education in the specialty "law" and "law enforcement activities". The essence and purpose of higher education envisage the formation of not only an intellectual personality capable of mastering new knowledge and mastering new skills and abilities, but also the upbringing of stable moral qualities. Due to the peculiarities of professional powers and the scope of activity for specialists in the field of law and law enforcement activities, the formation of moral values is decisive. Today, we can state a decrease in the influence of higher educational institutions and teachers on the formation of moral values of applicants for higher education. Such trends largely depend on the socio-economic conditions in which society and “opinion leaders” who prevail for a certain period of time and in certain means of communication, on which the higher education system has little influence. In order to attract higher education seekers to study and self-education, it is necessary to "immerse" them in topics that interest, or at least in those topics that matter to them. The article proposes a discussion method for use in the educational process according to the pro-cedure developed by R. Ackoff. Such a discussion procedure consists of six consecutive stages, during which the parties have the opportunity not only to understand each other, but also to study the problematic issue more deeply. Such a discussion procedure will allow not only to form the appropriate competence and knowledge of the subject, but also to bring up stable moral values and views.