The specificity of professional intercultural communication of the Russian Federation internal affairs bodies’ officers

Problem and purpose. The article makes an attempt to analyze the specificity of intercultural communication of the Russian Federation internal affairs bodies, officers in the context of professional activity. The purpose of the article is to describe the experience and prospects of intercultural communication of police officers and analyze the linguistic basis of intercultural communication of Russian policemen on the basis of the analysis of scientific literature and practical experience of foreign-language training of employees of the internal affairs bodies. The research methodology consists of analysis and generalization of research works of domestic and foreign scientists devoted to intercultural communication issues and the author,s experience of language training of employees of internal affairs bodies. Results. Foreign communicative competence is considered as an important component of professional competence of employees of internal affairs bodies. Particular attention is paid to the linguistic foundations of intercultural communication among employees of internal affairs bodies. The prerequisites for the success of intercultural communication are analyzed. The author comes to the conclusion that modeling the process of professional intercultural communication of police officers in situations of intercultural communication is one of the ways to ensure the success of intercultural communication. Conclusion. Knowledge of a foreign language as a means of intercultural professional and business communication is becoming an increasingly important component of the professional competence of employees of internal affairs bodies. An employee who has the skills of intercultural communication positively influences the image and prestige of the police profession. In the author,s opinion, the identification of problems of foreign-language intercultural communication among employees of internal affairs bodies that affect the effectiveness of intercultural and interlingual contacts, as well as an analysis of the success (failure) of intercultural communication among police officers, is a promising area for further research.