Moral literacy as a personal characteristic of a cadet of a departmental university of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia

The article actualizes the problem of moral education of cadets of the departmental higher education institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, one of the directions of which is the formation of moral literacy of cadets. The analysis of the concept of «literacy» is carried out and the types of literacy in general and the types of literacy of the penal system employees formed in the process of professional training in departmental higher education institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia are identified. The tendency of considering the concept of «literacy» in the context of various aspects of morality in the absence of works in the scientific field directly devoted to the moral literacy of cadetsis revealed.It is substantiated that the moral literacy of a cadet of a departmental higher education institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is a stable personal characteristic of the cadet, allowing him to consciously implement moral values in professional activities, implementing a responsible, compassionate and fair attitude towards people involved in the sphere of activities of correctional institutions, navigate complex moral situations and make informed decisions that correspond to generally accepted moral norms and ethical standards of the service.The article reveals the content of moral literacy of cadets of the departmental higher education institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia through the allocation of cognitive, motivational-value and behavioral components, the content of whichis basedon the requirements for the personality of a penal system employee. The content of the cognitive component formed by knowledge of morality, ethics, professional ethics, moral standards, moral convictions, and moral stability is proposed. The composition of the motivational-value component is substantiated: the values of «good», «loyalty», «duty», «dignity», «mercy», «responsibility», «conscience», «freedom», «justice», «respect», «honor». The content of the behavioral component is designated: moral qualities of «kindness», «obligation», «nobility», «compassion», «tolerance», «honesty», «exactingness», «independence», «conscientiousness», «generosity», «reliability».