Introduction
This research paper be a comprehensive review of the requirements needed to create a physical fitness and wellness policy for the Austin Peay State University Police Department. It is my intention to examine the purpose and structure of a physical fitness and wellness policy and compare some precedent-setting court cases. By doing this, I hope to show that the Austin Peay State University Police Department needs to create a physical fitness and wellness policy. This physical fitness policy is necessary because the functions performed by the police and security officers employed by the department require a level of physical fitness and general good health to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently. A physical fitness …show more content…
The Clarksville Police Department have decided to make some changes to the testing protocols, scoring, and exercises that comprise our fitness assessment. They have chosen to start using Cooper Law Enforcement Fitness Norms instead of age and gender norms of the civilian population because of liability concerns (Patterson, 2016). These standards have been assigned point values consistent with the percentile scores in each exercise (ex. 5 points is equal to the 50th percentile, 6 points are equal to the 60th percentile, etc.) (Cooper Institute, 2006).
The maximum score on the complete assessment is 40 points. The overall score needed to pass the assessment is 22 points (equal to the 55th percentile of the law enforcement norms). As you look at the point values assigned to each test, you will notice that two points are the minimum points they can get per test, if your performance on any test does not achieve the two point standard then you will be disqualified from the assessment. As long as you achieve the two points on each test you can still pass the assessment, but you will have to score enough points in the other tests to accumulate 22 points …show more content…
There is an overwhelming need to increase the growth, participation, and development of the law enforcement agencies fitness and health programs which will protect officers and save lives. One consequence is a lack of physical fitness training standards provided by police departments can be a legal liability on the part of those police departments. Agencies are subject to be sued if they do not have eligibility standards when an officer begins his/her hiring process. The agency can avoid being sued it they have good hiring practices and a good screening process to eliminate officers who are not fit for duty. However, an agency that keeps an officer who is unhealthy runs the risk of being sued for allowing the male or female officer to do the job when they are not fit. The Cooper Institute is very proficient on the physical fitness norms for Law Enforcement. They express that any Law Enforcement organization that fails to address physical fitness requirements for law enforcement officers are liable in the area of litigation for negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention (Cooper Institute,
This research paper be a comprehensive review of the requirements needed to create a physical fitness and wellness policy for the Austin Peay State University Police Department. It is my intention to examine the purpose and structure of a physical fitness and wellness policy and compare some precedent-setting court cases. By doing this, I hope to show that the Austin Peay State University Police Department needs to create a physical fitness and wellness policy. This physical fitness policy is necessary because the functions performed by the police and security officers employed by the department require a level of physical fitness and general good health to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently. A physical fitness …show more content…
The Clarksville Police Department have decided to make some changes to the testing protocols, scoring, and exercises that comprise our fitness assessment. They have chosen to start using Cooper Law Enforcement Fitness Norms instead of age and gender norms of the civilian population because of liability concerns (Patterson, 2016). These standards have been assigned point values consistent with the percentile scores in each exercise (ex. 5 points is equal to the 50th percentile, 6 points are equal to the 60th percentile, etc.) (Cooper Institute, 2006).
The maximum score on the complete assessment is 40 points. The overall score needed to pass the assessment is 22 points (equal to the 55th percentile of the law enforcement norms). As you look at the point values assigned to each test, you will notice that two points are the minimum points they can get per test, if your performance on any test does not achieve the two point standard then you will be disqualified from the assessment. As long as you achieve the two points on each test you can still pass the assessment, but you will have to score enough points in the other tests to accumulate 22 points …show more content…
There is an overwhelming need to increase the growth, participation, and development of the law enforcement agencies fitness and health programs which will protect officers and save lives. One consequence is a lack of physical fitness training standards provided by police departments can be a legal liability on the part of those police departments. Agencies are subject to be sued if they do not have eligibility standards when an officer begins his/her hiring process. The agency can avoid being sued it they have good hiring practices and a good screening process to eliminate officers who are not fit for duty. However, an agency that keeps an officer who is unhealthy runs the risk of being sued for allowing the male or female officer to do the job when they are not fit. The Cooper Institute is very proficient on the physical fitness norms for Law Enforcement. They express that any Law Enforcement organization that fails to address physical fitness requirements for law enforcement officers are liable in the area of litigation for negligent hiring, training, supervision, and retention (Cooper Institute,