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Abstract
For police officers, a high level of physical fitness is a prerequisite to meet both the training demands during education and the job demands of police service successfully. Before police officers enter the service, they have to pass a selection procedure and to complete a course of study or training. The present study has two aims. First, we describe the physical fitness of police applicants based on basic physical abilities in the context of the personnel selection procedure (research question 1, normative data). Second, we investigate the relationship of police applicants’ physical fitness based on basic physical abilities in the context of personnel selection and subsequent levels of physical performance on a complex physical task in police training (research question 2, predictive validity). Based on two samples of N = 2082 police applicants and N = 424 police trainees in education, two main findings emerge. First, we provide normative data on the physical ability levels of police officer applicants derived from personnel selection procedure. Second, we report empirical evidence on the relationship between basic physical ability levels in the selection procedure and subsequent physical performance levels in a complex physical task during police training. Based on our data, performance-based thresholds for personnel selection procedures can be defined to minimize the risks of injury or failure associated with personnel selection and police training. Finally, evidence-based recommendations for police training, implications for further research, and limitations are discussed.
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The Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal that reports research findings regarding the theory, practice and application of psychological issues in the criminal justice context, namely law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The Journal encourages submissions focusing on Police Psychology including personnel assessment, therapeutic methods, training, ethics and effective organizational operation. The Journal also welcomes articles that focus on criminal behavior and the application of psychology to effective correctional practices and facilitating recovery among victims of crime. Consumers of and contributors to this body of research include psychologists, criminologists, sociologists, legal experts, social workers, and other professionals representing various facets of the criminal justice system, both domestic and international.
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