Abstract
<jats:p>The article substantiates the expediency of conceptualizing the category of "professional risk" in police activity as a legally and organizationally managed set of factors that increase the probability of harm to the life and/or health of a police officer during the performance of official duties. The relevance of the study is обусловлена the increasing complexity of the security environment, the growth of violent offenses, the spread of illegal firearms circulation, as well as the necessity for police officers to make operational tactical decisions under conditions of time pressure and informational uncertainty. It is proven that the essence of professional risk is determined not only by the hazardous nature of operational situations, but primarily by the quality of tactical standardization (algorithmization) of police actions, the conditions of task performance, and the effectiveness of procedural guarantees of personal safety, including the level of professional training, the presence of clear operational standards, adequate material and technical equipment, and organizational supervision. The study establishes that the correlation between tactical algorithms of police actions and personal safety guarantees forms a coherent administrative and legal mechanism for ensuring the safety of law enforcement activity. Legislative norms define the limits and instruments of police intervention, departmental regulations transform them into standardized response procedures, while scientific approaches substantiate the necessity of forming practical skills for implementing such algorithms in stressful and dynamic operational situations. It is proposed to consider professional risk management in police activity as a continuous management cycle "training – application – incident analysis – correction of standards", which ensures the adaptability of tactical response algorithms, increases the predictability of operational actions, and strengthens the system of guarantees of police officers' personal safety. It is argued that the integration of legal, organizational, and tactical elements of risk management constitutes a necessary condition for improving the effectiveness of police activity and ensuring an appropriate balance between the requirements of public safety, human rights protection, and the safety of the police officer.</jats:p>