UDC 377.12
UDC 351.74
The article provides a review and analysis of the processes related to the professional training and qualified education of militia officers from 1941 to 1945. The relevance of this topic is due to the fact that this time period was one of the most difficult and challenging in Russian history, both for the country as a whole and for strengthening the personnel potential of militia and the activities of its educational institutions. The author emphasizes that, despite all the difficulties that arose during the war years, the training of law enforcement personnel and their subsequent work in maintaining law and order and combating crime ensured the functioning of the entire country. Throughout the war, no serious violations in the field of law enforcement occurred in the country, despite the tense and complex military situation. The author concludes that during the Great Patriotic War, militia education underwent significant reorganization, ranging from changes in the organization of the educational process to changes in the regime of official activities. It is also noted that departmental educational institutions played a key role in developing militia personnel. During this historical period, the search for the most optimal models and effective options and methods for professional training of militia personnel continued.
professional training, militia training organizations, educational activities, martial law, historical experience, militia personnel potential, law enforcement practice, public safety
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