Komircha Y. Psychological and organizational principles of gender-based service relations in the National Police of Ukraine

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the specialty 053 – Psychology – National Academy of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, 2024. The thesis describes the theoretical, historical and methodological foundations of gendered service relations in the National Police of Ukraine as a psychological and organizational phenomenon; empirical study of gender attitudes and gender-role stereotypes in police service relations; peculiarities of their gendered interaction in the professional environment; proposed directions for improving gendered service relations of police officers. Based on the theoretical analysis of research on gender issues in law enforcement agencies of independent Ukraine in the period from 1991 to the present, the following stages of scientific research on gender equality issues are identified and summarized: – the first stage (1991 – October 2004) began with the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence. At that time, the Ukrainian police was created, the Law of Ukraine «On Police» and the regulations on service in the internal affairs bodies were adopted. This stage is characterized by a permanent scientific interest in gender issues in law enforcement agencies of Ukraine by specialists in various fields of knowledge; – the second stage (October 2004 – November 2015) was initiated by the introduction of the position of Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on Human Rights and Gender Issues. It is characterized by the emergence of comprehensive sociological and psychological research on gender equality in the context of law enforcement, but these studies are not yet systematic; – the third stage (November 2015 – present) is organically linked to the reform of the Ukrainian police and the creation of the National Police of Ukraine. It is characterized by research on gender issues within the framework of systematic national scientific research that has the status of national programs and projects, with further integration of their results into the system of training future specialists.