Development of Preparedness of Cadets of Institutes of the Russian Penitentiary Service Higher Educational Institutions for Professional Activities in Special Operations Divisions

Abstract

Due to difficult and stressful conditions intrinsic to the work of officers in special operation divisions of correctional system, the problem of professional preparedness of trainees of educational institutions for duty in these divisions is vital. The current study aimed at developing a program for training the professional preparedness in the students of the Russian Penitentiary Service higher educational institutions for duty in divisions of special operations through strengthening the major components of their professional preparedness (spiritual, mental, physical and special action-related), and not the least by identifying the applied sports which are most effective for the task. The research was carried out at the Academy of the Russian Penitentiary Service with 142 students of the higher educational institutions of the Russian Penitentiary Service and 46 officers of special operation divisions of the correction system involved in the concluding part of the research and 50 trainees of the Academy of the Federal Penal Service of Russia in the experimental part. Testing of the program (including educative measures, psychological trainings, optional courses in applied sports — martial arts and special subjects) has proved its efficiency.

Keywords

• professional preparedness
• spiritual preparedness
• mental preparedness
• physical preparedness
• special activity preparedness
• applied sports
• martial arts
• penitentiary system employees