Pedagogy and psychology in the activities of law enforcement officers: integration of theory and practice (review of the international scientific and practical conference)

The article presents an overview of the international scientific and practical conference «Pedagogy and psychology in the activities of law enforcement officers: integration of theory and practice», held in October 2022. The conference is aimed at expanding and strengthening scientific international and interdepartmental cooperation, exchange of scientific opinions on the development of applied pedagogy and psychology in the activities of law enforcement officers. The conference was attended by more than 200 people from 50 organizations of Russia and abroad, among them: representatives of the People’s Police Academy of the Ministry of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Kostanay Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the National University of Uzbekistan named after M. Ulugbek, the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A. I. Herzen, the Moscow Pedagogical State University University, St. Petersburg Academy of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education; representatives of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Rosgvardiya, the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the Ministry of Defense of Russia, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. At the plenary session of the conference, reports and analytical materials were presented that characterize the current state of psychological and pedagogical support for the official activities of law enforcement officers in Russia and foreign countries. The master class presents the positive experience of implementing modern educational technologies in the training system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The conference resulted in a discussion of academic and applied problems of introducing the theory of legal pedagogy and psychology into practice and strengthening scientific ties between law enforcement officers and educational organizations of law enforcement agencies, as well as the search for effective pedagogical forms and methods of training law enforcement officers. Following the results of the international scientific and practical conference, a resolution was formed and adopted.