The influence of the educational environment of the universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on the psychological safety of students (on the example of the Ural Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia)

Police officers acting professionally in the legal field have a huge impact on the legal awareness of citizens, ensuring the safety and enforcement of the laws of the country. The specifics of training in educational institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia places high demands on the personality and life of students. The process of professional formation takes place in complex and often contradictory conditions, which has an adverse psychological impact on all subjects of educational relations. A study conducted on the basis of the Ural Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia showed that the most intense stress affecting the psychological safety of cadets is: necessary the need to wear uniforms outside the institute, daily outfits, outfits for household work, working out outfits in the educational process and strict regulation of the daily routine. Only cadets of the first year of study participated in the study, since it was after the first year that a significant number of cadets were registered who were expelled both at their own request and due to lack of progress. A total of 146 students took part in the survey: 73 boys and 73 girls were equally interviewed, since various stressors have an unequal effect on employees of different genders. The age of all respondents is 18-19 years old.The study revealed that professional stress has a negative impact on the psychological safety of students in the universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia: reduces efficiency, suppresses initiative, reduces interest in service and training, which is one of the reasons for the dismissal of cadets from service in the internal affairs bodies and expulsion from universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.