Professional Readiness of Police Employees for the Lawful Use of Physical Force in the Process of Public Order Protection

The purpose of this study was to study the issues of developing the professional readiness of police officers for the lawful use of physical force in the process of protecting public order. The conceptual characteristics of use of physical force, suppression of offense and public order are considered and defined. The objectives of the study are to analyze the components of the professional readiness of police officers to use physical force against antisocial elements. It has been established that the correct and lawful use of physical force is one of the essential measures of administrative coercion that police officers use to protect the interests of the individual, the State and society from unlawful attacks by antisocial elements, as well as to ensure and maintain the public safety of citizens and the employee himself. Conclusions: In order to ensure legality in the use of combat techniques and measures of physical influence, they should be classified in terms of the degree of danger to the life and health of the persons to whom they are applied. The classification in this case is due to a number of factors: the coordination complexity of some techniques and the time frame for their development; the level of mastery of each reception and the ability to monitor the strength of its use; ability to apply reception depending on the current situation. conscientious study by police officers of the section "Combat methods of wrestling" in physical training classes forms their readiness for the lawful use of physical measures and methods of wrestling, which is the main condition in the manifestation of positive trends in the protection of public and legal order.

public order, suppression, physical strength, fighting techniques, professional readiness