Emotional-volitional regulation of the activity of a chief of law enforcement agency

Paying attention to the increased emotionality and stressfulness of professional situations of a chief of law enforcement agency, the author of the article emphasizes the importance of the emotional-volitional regulation of his activity. The article highlights the basic provisions of the empirical research devoted to the study of the level of emotional intelligence and optimism – psychological characteristics of the personality of a manager, which can contribute to his adaptive interaction with the surrounding reality. This will make it possible thereafter to specify ideas about the professionally important qualities of a chief of law enforcement agency and forecast the successfulness of his