Features of socialisation of cadets - graduates of educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the conditions of their service in police units

The paper discusses the features of socialisation of cadets - graduates of educational institutions of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the conditions of their service in police units. The author comes to the conclusion that for successful socialisation of a cadet who graduated from the school of the MIA of Russia, he must pass certain stages of formation as a practical police officer in Internal Affairs agencies, namely: to acquire experience in performing professional tasks in the police force; to become aware of their belonging to Internal Affairs bodies; adapt to the performance of official duties of an employee of the Internal Affairs bodies, taking into account personal needs. The rapid transformation of a cadet into a practical police officer during the above-mentioned stages of formation is facilitated by the impact on him of both mandatory norms in force in the Internal Affairs bodies, which provide for strict compliance with orders of higher management, and social norms aimed at meeting personal needs in civil society, provided that the police observe the legitimacy of their implementation.