Profile character accentuations in personal and professional diagnostics of law enforcement officers

Introduction. In order to improve the efficiency of the staff of state bodies, an urgent task is to optimize the methods of prehire evaluation of candidates. In the practice of professional diagnostics of personnel, character accentuations usually become contraindications to employment. However, there is scientific evidence that character accentuations can, on the contrary, contribute to positive personal development. The study adopted a scientific hypothesis that certain characterological features are necessary for the effective implementation of various types of professional activities.

The aim of the study is to identify “profile character accentuations” in effective employees of various law enforcement agencies that have a positive impact on the performance of a particular professional activity.

Materials and methods. The sample included 5,237 law enforcement officers from 24 regions of Russia. Among them, 1,653 effective employees were selected, which had character accentuations. The respondents belonged to different divisions according to the type of activity they perform: analytical and legal, communication and information, inspection and communication, transport and inspection, and expert and analytical activities. The MMPI method was used to identify accentuations (Berezin F.B., Miroshnikov M.P., Sokolova E.D., 2011).

Results. It is established that the profile of character accentuations differs depending on the level of efficiency of the employee and his professional duties. The personal profile of effective employees performing analytical and legal activities is characterized by an increase in the scales of male or female traits, hypomania and social introversion (p<0.05). In the personal profile of effective employees who perform communication and information activities, the variables of hypochondria, hysteria, psychasthenia and introversion are significant (p<0.05). The personal profile of effective employees performing inspection and communication activities is characterized by a decrease in the scales of hypochondria, psychopathy, psychasthenia and schizoidy (p<0.05). The personal profile of effective employees performing transport inspection activities is characterized by a decrease in the scales of depression, psychasthenia and hypomania (p<0.05). The personal profile of effective employees engaged in expert and analytical activities is characterized by a decrease in the variables of hypochondria, psychopathy, psychasthenia, schizoidism, and introversion (p<0.05).

Conclusions. The results of the study confirm that using the technology of forecasting professional performance based on the personal profile of the applicant, it is possible to optimize the professional activities of people, improve the quality of their self-realization and involvement.

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