The Samara Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service is the leading educational institution in Russia. Now its structure includes 3 faculties, on the basis of which there are more than a hundred highly qualified specialists, several specialized classes and laboratories. 72% of the teaching staff are specialists with a degree. Currently, over 2,000 students and students are studying at the Samara Law Institute.
Educational institution date
The official date of birth of the Samara Law Institute is considered June 1, 1994. On this day, an order was issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which announced the opening of a branch of the Elabuga police school of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The school emerged as an institution training police officers and detectives of the criminal investigation department. Later it turned into the Samara Law Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service and became a real training ground for specialists in the penal system.
Predecessors in Samara
The Samara Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which became the successor to the police school, was not the first educational institution to train specialists in this field. Back in 1943, on the orders of the NKVD of the USSR, a special school was opened in Kuibyshev to train the authorities for the protection of prisons and correctional institutions. At that time, similar schools were created in many cities, and training in them was as full and fast as possible - it took only six months. At the same time, the Central School of the NKVD was opened in Krasnaya Glinka, leading the training of future employees of the People’s Commissariat. After the war, schools were closed, and for more than ten years there were no institutions in the Samara region that trained specialists for various NKVD services.
Only in 1963 a branch of the police school reopened in Kuibyshev, which lasted until 1989. He has released many specialists in various fields.
Reasons for opening Samara Law Institute
The urgent need for staffing law enforcement agencies reappeared only in the early 90s. Again, the question arose of opening a special educational institution in Samara. At that time, specialists working in power structures, as a rule, did not have higher professional education, and considerable resources, both material and temporary, were expended on their retraining. The opening in Samara of the law institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service was to solve this problem.
Institute Development
The new history of the Samara Law Institute began in November 1993 with the first enrollment of students in the specialty "Law Enforcement". Since then, the growth and development of the institution has begun. The year 1996 was marked by the first officer graduation of lawyers and recruitment for a new specialty - the Department for the Execution of Sentences.
From 1994 to 1999, more than 1,500 organ specialists left the walls of the Samara Law Institute.
In the early 2000s, the class schedule was changed, new departments appeared. The Institute was equipped with new equipment, which made it possible to make a qualitative breakthrough in the educational process. At the same time, a paid office was created for applicants for extrabudgetary training.
The popularity of the Samara Law Institute grew rapidly. New specialties, faculties and departments appeared. In 2011, the university passed accreditation, confirming its status, and in 2013 entered the top "100 best universities in Russia." The Samara Law Institute received this title quite deservedly, already being noted with numerous medals and diplomas for achievements in the field of specialized education.
Institute today
The Institute pays great attention to innovative teaching methods, equipping classrooms and the selection of teaching staff. The institute employs 18 teachers with a scientific degree and 83 candidates of sciences.
In 2013, a sports complex on the basis of the institute was opened, equipped with a shooting range, a platform for boxing and fitness equipment.
The institute has a forensic office, which allows students to train in forensic operations (taking shoe casts, modeling of accident sites, etc.), and a forensic laboratory where students practice the skills of technical and forensic operations.
Traditions
Over the long history of the Samara Law Institute, good traditions have developed in it that have rallied not a single generation of students. These include: the celebration of the Institute Day, the solemn taking of the oath, initiation into students. A special holiday for students is the holding of events such as "Miss SUI", Open Day and the so-called "skits".