Regulatory support of personnel selection for the penitentiary system of Ukraine

Abstract

Analysis of the current state of regulatory support of personnel selection for the Penitentiary System of Ukraine is maintained in the article. The peculiarities of headhunting process for the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine are defined. The personnel of the Penitentiary System is considered to be a key element in implementation of Ukraine’s penal policy. It is in a specific range of relations that requires its special and proper training, as well as high professionalism while executing sentences. Creation of a powerful workforce capacity of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine depends on the quality of regulatory support of personnel selecting. Issues concerning regulatory support of personnel selection for the Penitentiary System of Ukraine are relevant and important, since the effectiveness of the Penal System functioning depends on them in general. On the basis of the conducted analysis, regulatory support is defined to be an activity of public authorities regarding the provision of legally established rules of law for the purpose of properly regulating a certain type of activity, as well as establishing a mechanism for its regulation, taking into account the present day realities. Based on a comparative analysis of qualifications frameworks and competencies that a student at the first bachelor’s level of higher education must have, it has been established that the main provisions of Dublin Descriptors had been implemented in the national legislation of Ukraine in order to ensure the process of integration into the European community. They have become the foundation for advanced higher education, and they also have identified clear competencies that a student must acquire in order to obtain a certain qualification level for their further implementation in practice.