Recruit Fitness as a Predictor of Police Academy Graduation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal recruit fitness may be a risk factor for poor performance, injury, illness, and lost time during police academy training.

Aims

To assess the probability of successful completion and graduation from a police academy as a function of recruits' baseline fitness levels at the time of academy entry.

Methods

Retrospective study where all available records from recruit training courses held (2006-2012) at all Massachusetts municipal police academies were reviewed and analysed. Entry fitness levels were quantified from the following measures, as recorded at the start of each training class: body composition, push-ups, sit-ups, sit-and-reach, and 1.5-mile run-time. The primary outcome of interest was the odds of not successfully graduating from an academy

SUBMITTER: Shusko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6317156 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature