The current state of the public atmosphere, the deteriorating criminogenic situation in the country on the basis of sharp political, social changes, complicated by military-armed conflict, anti-terrorist operations, aggravates the actualization of the problem of ensuring and protecting of human rights for life and health in general and certain social groups. Such a tense situation in the society exacerbates the regime of work of law enforcement agencies, among which the greatest burden falls on the patrol police of Ukraine, who, in the performance of their functional duties, directly comes into contact with the society, quickly responding to the offenses, stopping them. The article found that the issue of personal security of the police patrol police is a public issue, since the level of the law, order, stability, the security of individual citizens, society, and state depends on the effectiveness of patrol police activity. Like any working citizen, a police patrol officer is entitled to safe working conditions and occupational safety. The article establishes the need to improve the modern system of personal security of patrol officers in Ukraine by developing programs of psychological and physical training in action in specific situations, especially in extreme situations, to strengthen psychological skills, communication skills, and to develop psychological readiness to act in a certain way in certain real-life circumstances. Legislative personal security requires certain rules and safeguards for the patrol officer to provide a certain level of protection against the danger that threatens him in the course of his duties. However, the practice shows that the guarantees provided are insufficient, leading to an increase in the number of injured patrol officers in the course of their duty. The very specificity of the professional patrol officer’s professional service is in its danger, so the state must provide the highest possible level of protection, while also applying international experience.
Keywords: security, personal safety, the administrative and legal status of the police patrol police, dangerous factors in the patrol police service.
PROBLEMS AND KEY AREAS OF PROVIDING PERSONAL
SECURITY OF PATROL POLICE OFFICER
