Andrei Koblenkov

The training of highly qualified personnel for internal affairs bodies is one of the most important tasks of Russian Internal Affairs Ministry educational organizations. One of the specialized disciplines in these institutions is "Fire training", the purpose of which is the formation of sustainable firearms skills. When studying the discipline, it is important not only to teach the cadet or student the methods and rules of shooting, but also to train them psychologically for the use of firearms in service. This element of learning is very difficult, since it presumes an individual approach to each student. The purpose of the work is to provide information about the factors that affect psychological condition of cadets and students when they are engaged in training firings. To achieve this purpose, they conducted a survey in Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Russian Federation Internal Affairs Ministry, the results of which are presented in the article. In conclusion, specific features of cadets’ fire training are presented, based on the experience of Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Russian Federation Internal Affairs Ministry.

The article gives a factor analysis of the causes and conditions of a low level of police officers’ psychological readiness for firearms lawful use. These factors are systematized. Specific measures for increasing the level of psychological preparedness of a policeman for the lawful use of weapons have been formulated.