Abstract: The article examines the problem of the relationship between self-esteem and the nature of relationships in the service team of employees of internal affairs bodies. The article contains not only theoretical, but also empirical analysis on this problem. The theoretical significance of the work is to highlight the features of self-assessment that affect the nature of relationships in the service staff of law enforcement officers. The experimental part of the study is aimed at verifying the findings. To do this, the following methods were used: the method of studying T.V. Dembo's self-esteem in the adaptation of S.Ya. Rubinstein, the method of "Personal differential", the questionnaire of self-attitude, the method of express diagnosis of SEC, sociometry. A comparative analysis of satisfaction with the state of the climate in the service team and sociometric statuses between law enforcement officers with different levels of self-esteem was carried out. The results of the study revealed the existence of a relationship between self-esteem and the nature of interpersonal relationships in the service staff of police officers. It was revealed that the level of socio-psychological climate is higher in those service groups in which subjects with an adequate level of self-esteem predominate.The data obtained can be used by the heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, territorial bodies, as well as psychologists who carry out their activities in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.