Profiling the New Zealand Police Trainee Physical Competency Test

Dawes, Jay; Scott, Jordan; Canetti, Elisa; Lockie, Robert G.; Schram, Ben; Orr, Rob Marc

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.821451

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“…Twelve studies examined male and female participants [15,19,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31], whereas the remaining five included only male participants [16][17][18]20,21]. Table 4 displays the frequency of significant biomotor ability correlates to occupational tasks among these studies.…”

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“…Regarding the frequency of evaluation, muscular strength was assessed in 9 articles [16][17][18][19]22,23,28,29,31], muscular endurance was measured in 17 articles [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31], and muscular power was measured in 13 articles [15][16][17][18][22][23][24][25][27][28][29][30][31]. Other fitness measurements included aerobic capacity, assessed in 7 articles [16,[18][19][20]28,30,31] and anaerobic capacity in 4 articles [16,18,19,…”

Section: Fitness and Occupational Abilities Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other fitness measurements included aerobic capacity, assessed in 7 articles [16,[18][19][20]28,30,31] and anaerobic capacity in 4 articles [16,18,19,30]. Agility was assessed in 9 [15,16,18,19,22,[28][29][30][31] articles, and the least commonly reported fitness measure was flexibility, which was assessed in 6 articles [15,16,19,22,29,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, some studies utilised exercises that simulate occupational tasks like running and pushing objects to simulate foot chases and suspect engagement. Most studies included the victim rescue/body drag [19,22,23,26,29,31] and foot pursuit [19,22,24,25,31]. The 99-yard obstacle course [23,26,27], chain link fence [19,23,26,29,31], solid wall climb [21][22][23][27][28][29]31], and 500-yard run [23,26,27] were used less frequently.…”

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Biomotor Abilities for Law Enforcement Officer Readiness

Monteiro,

Santos,

Abel

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Applied Sciences

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Law enforcement officers (LEOs) must maintain a certain level of physical fitness to perform occupational tasks successfully. Because of the wide variation among operators, there does not appear to be a standard fitness test battery that is appropriate to assess occupational fitness for different groups of law enforcement officers. Therefore, multi-faceted fitness assessments are important to evaluate tactical personnel’s various essential fitness components, which are often unique to each environment. Fitness standards and training protocols must be developed for each law enforcement agency and customised to the specific audience. This article aims to systematically review the relevant literature to identify biomotor abilities associated with occupational physical ability. This study examined the results of 17 international studies to ultimately synthesise information that (i) aids in the selection of the most used biomotor abilities and occupational physical abilities for LEOs and (ii) serves as a starting point for the development of occupational physical abilities assessment protocols. In conclusion, this study underscores the complex and diverse physical demands on LEOs, advocating for tailored fitness programs and policy reforms to enhance their operational readiness and long-term health.

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Biomotor Abilities for Law Enforcement Officer Readiness

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Santos,

Abel

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“…The PAT is used during police academy recruitment to assess a trainee's level of fitness and consists of a 2.4-km run, vertical jump, push-ups, and grip strength assessments. Conversely, the PCT is a timed run on an obstacle course, which consists of various tasks (e.g., negotiating a 1.9-m solid wall and a 2.2-m wire fence, a 200-m run, a trailer push, and a victim drag) designed to represent simulated police tasks (15,40). It is mandatory for all police officers to complete and pass the PCT every 2 years to be deployed on duty (40).…”

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Relationships Between Physical Fitness Assessment Measures and a Workplace Task-Specific Physical Assessment Among Police Officers: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Lockie

Dawes

Sakura

et al. 2022

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Lockie, R, Dawes, JJ, Sakura, T, Schram, B, and Orr, RM. Relationships between physical fitness assessment measures and a workplace task-specific physical assessment among police officers: a retrospective cohort study. J Strength Cond Res 37(3): 678–683, 2023—Police officers are required to perform physically demanding occupational tasks and, as such, require an adequate level of fitness. The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between a physical fitness assessment test (PAT) and a task-specific physical competency test (PCT). Retrospective data for 307 police trainees who completed the PAT and the PCT were provided. The PAT comprised a 2.4-km run, vertical jump, push-ups, and grip strength measures. The PCT, a single timed event, consisted of 10 occupational specific tasks (e.g., trailer push, wall climb, window climb through), which were completed within a 400-m obstacle course. Pearson's correlations were used to investigate relationships between the PAT and the PCT. Linear regression analyses were conducted to determine whether PAT predicted PCT performance. All PAT measures significantly correlated with PCT performance with the strength of the correlations ranging from moderate (vertical jump; r = −0.420, p < 0.01) to strong (2.4 km run; r = 0.639, p < 0.01). The highest predictive relationship was observed with 2.4-km run (r2 = 0.409), and the lowest predictive relationship was observed with the vertical jump (r2 = 0.177). The results of this study highlight the importance of aerobic capacity (2.4 km run), muscular endurance (push-ups), strength (grip strength), and power (vertical jump) for successful performance during the PCT. These physical attributes should be developed in new police trainees before attending recruit training if viable and form part of any return-to-work reconditioning frameworks for both police trainees and officers.

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Dimensions of Physical Fitness Evaluation Procedures among Police Personnel: Systematic Literature Review

Emmanuel,

Omar Dev,

Wazir Norjali Wazir

2023

IJARPED

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Being a police officer is a physically tasking occupation that requires much fortitude. The importance of having physically fit police officers cannot be emphasized. The research assessed the existing state of knowledge on the dimensions of physical fitness evaluation procedures among police personnel by conducting a complete literature review. The PRISMA principles were followed throughout the paper search and analysis. After examining electronic databases (Sport Discus, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus), 664 studies were retrieved. The chosen studies must include both male and female active police officers, be published in English between January and October 2022, and evaluate the participants' fitness levels. The quantitative synthesis comprised 9 studies with a total of 3275 male and female participants. The methodology of the physical fitness evaluations in all the studies was of high quality, less emphasis was placed on the health measures. The 2,400meter run is the most prevalent cardiovascular health test, followed by the sit-up, leg press, and push-up test, the vertical jump, the Illinois test, and body mass index. The amount number of push-ups an officer could accomplish, their handgrip strength, and their agility were found to correspond with their work performance. Due to the vast variety of fitness test dimensions and test selection procedures, standardization of fitness test protocols is required for accurate and meaningful comparability of findings. For future research on police fitness evaluation to be really unique, there is a need to further create a norm standard for various test batteries, primarily for the police population.

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Profiling the New Zealand Police Trainee Physical Competency Test

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References 44 publications

Biomotor Abilities for Law Enforcement Officer Readiness

Biomotor Abilities for Law Enforcement Officer Readiness

Relationships Between Physical Fitness Assessment Measures and a Workplace Task-Specific Physical Assessment Among Police Officers: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Dimensions of Physical Fitness Evaluation Procedures among Police Personnel: Systematic Literature Review

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