Features of the training of polygraph examiners using a practice-oriented approach in the system of additional professional education

Abstract

In the presented article, the author examines topical issues related to the professional training in the system of departmental education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of polygraph specialists performing special psychophysiological studies using polygraph devices. The analysis of existing pedagogical approaches in the process of training this category of specialists is carried out and the direction of training using a practiceoriented approach in the system of additional professional education is singled out separately. The author suggests that during the training of future polygraph examiners to apply a comprehensive pedagogical approach to obtaining the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities of students in additional professional retraining programs, based on the experience of educational organizations, developed and implemented in the educational process of teaching methods and technologies proposed by leading scientists and practitioners in this field. The study provides a positive experience of transferring knowledge to students, including involving well-known scientists with extensive experience in conducting polygraph research in criminal proceedings, as well as personnel selection for service in law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation in academic theoretical and practical classes. The author also focuses on the mandatory study of the basic principles and foundations of the upcoming profession, the requirements of regulatory legal acts, the acquisition of high-quality knowledge in the field of jurisprudence, pedagogy, psychology and medicine, as mandatory and necessary to improve the competence of polygraph examiners.