Bobro N. Social capital as a professional socialization factor of law enforcement officers.

Object: the process of occupational socialization of law enforcement officers. Aim: definition of nature and mechanism of influence of social capital on the process of occupational socialization of law enforcement officers. Methods of research: comparative historical method, systems method, analysis and synthesis methods, questionnaire, method of focus group interview. Theoretical and practical results: existing approaches to definition of the essence and structure of the social capital are systematized; influence of social capital on the process of occupational socialization and identification of law enforcement officers are determined and theoretically grounded; functions of social links during the process of mastering occupational role by a law-enforcement officer are examined. Degree of implementation: results of research have been applied for preparation and teaching courses of studies as "The Professional Competence in Law Enforcement Agencies", "The Theory and Method of Work with Personnel", "Sociology of the Personality", "Sociology of Labor" for students of Kharkov National University of Internal Affairs.