Professional Competence of Supervisory Staff of the National Police of Ukraine

Among the primary tasks of increasing effectiveness of the law enforcement activity the most important is establishment of the system will allow to the agencies and units of the National Police with supervisory staff who have necessary qualities for successful acquirement of the law enforcement profession, and further, to keep their efficiency, to increase reliability, to develop a professional potential. Thus the article deals with modern approaches to the comprehension of professional competence and competencies of managers of police units, reveals their essence and structure. It presents the main components of professional competence of a police manager – planning and control, decisions making and responsibility, team work and motivating, stress tolerance, as well as marks psychological tools for studying the level and structure of professional competencies – structured interview, CV assessment, use of psycho-diagnostic methods etc. The material of the article will help to develop an integrated strategy of selection of supervisory staff of the National police within the framework of the concept of personnel policy, which will ensure the success of solving tactical tasks for the identification of professionally important qualities and evaluations of psychological suitability.