Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the diagnostics of the educational factor influence on the level of intelligence and general intellectual abilities in police officers. In the article, it was also aimed to describe theoretical and practical studies on the diagnosing of the intelligence level and general intellectual capacities in police officers, and to assess the influence of educational factors on the level of intelligence. The instruments used in the study during the professional-psychological selection included the Brief Qualifying Selection Test, the Intelligence Structure Test developed by Rudolf Amthauer et al., and Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Based on the empirical data analysis, it was proved that the police officers’ educational level had a significant impact on their integral index value, level and structure of intelligence, and general intellectual abilities.
Highlights
Professional psychological selection of the most suitable candidates for work is always an actual issue; police service and training at police educational institutions are no exception.In connection with the ongoing socio-economic changes, the reforms in law enforcement bodies and in the society, as well as the technical progress, a police officer, in addition to his/her physical abilities and general capacity to logical thinking, needs to have a high level of general knowledge, erudition, and stability of mental activities in the situations of emotional tension during professional law enforcement actions
The analysis of the empirical data leads us to the conclusion that the level of intelligence, intellectual abilities, thinking and creativity depend on the educational factors
The empirical research data obtained with the BQS Test show that police officers with higher education, as compared to the officers with secondary and special education, have a higher level of intellectual development and better abilities for further education and cognitive activity; in other words, their cognitive activity is higher, and their capacities for acquiring new knowledge and mastering new skills in similar forms of activity is better (p ≤ 0.001)
Summary
Professional psychological selection of the most suitable candidates for work is always an actual issue; police service and training at police educational institutions are no exception.In connection with the ongoing socio-economic changes, the reforms in law enforcement bodies and in the society, as well as the technical progress, a police officer, in addition to his/her physical abilities and general capacity to logical thinking, needs to have a high level of general knowledge, erudition, and stability of mental activities in the situations of emotional tension during professional law enforcement actions. Professional psychological selection of the most suitable candidates for work is always an actual issue; police service and training at police educational institutions are no exception. At present, one of the criteria for professional selection of candidates for police service and police training is the general psychological suitability of the candidate, and his/her intellectual abilities. The widespread use of intellectual tests in world practice for predicting professional success is due to their high predictive reliability, especially as regards the success of learning (the intellect and the constructs associated with it have a high degree of validity). Despite the large number of tests developed as diagnostic tools, the situation in the field of professional psychological selection of candidates for police service and training at police educational institutions can’t be effective
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