Utilization of the International Experience of the Police Recruiting, Selection, and Training in the Russian Federation (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Comparing Firsthand Knowledge With Experience From the West, P 99-101, 1996, Milan Pagon, ed. -- See NCJ-170291)

• NCJ Number: 170301
• Author(s): V M Morozov; V A Sergevnin
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 3 pages
• Sale Source: College of Police and Security Studies
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Slovenia

Annotation

This paper proposes how the international experience of policing can assist the Russian Federation in recruiting, selecting, and training police officers.

Abstract

The system of training the personnel of the Department of Internal Affairs in Russia favors the integration of the police education provided in Europe. Currently, the most capable system in the Russian Federation in the Academy of the MDV. It consists of 29 higher education police universities, 15 mid-level colleges, and 136 training centers. This system is focusing on countering emerging forms of crime and the growth of crime, along with the dissatisfaction of the public with the activities of the Militia. The latter is due to the lack of professionalism, the lack of coordination with the needs of the population, and the high turnover rate of the Militiamen. The goal of reform in police training in the Russian Federation is to raise the quality of training and increase the number of specialists who are capable of resolving professional problems effectively. In order to realize this goal there must be a reorganization of personnel. This involves the improved selection and placement of new personnel. The current selection process used in Russia is too subjective, lacking in objective measures of competence and qualification. The central task is to create a multilevel system for the training of personnel, based on one overall academic program. At this stage of reform, the Russian Federation is interested in studying and using the European curriculum for the training of specialists in the fields of financial crime, fraud, the protection of copyright laws, and organized crime. Suggestions for international cooperation and improvement in police training are offered.