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Just imagine your phone rings at 4:11 a.m. on a warm June night in 2010. As a chief of police, you are expecting it to be a phone call about a homicide or a traffic fatality, but when you answer, the ...
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Law enforcement officers face unique challenges when making financial decisions for themselves and their families. Pensions, second careers, and health insurance decisions—while working and in retir...
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Most law enforcement officers begin their careers in good physical condition and health. However, job-related stress disorders can cause many to retire early or die prematurely....
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Female representation in the police force is at an all-time high and looks as though it will continue to increase. While occupational tasks may be the same, there are both similarities and differenc...
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Law enforcement officers are required to carry and wear loads as part of their occupational duties. While military and firefighter personnel can carry loads of over 45 kg and around 22 kg respectively...
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The physical job demands of sworn peace officers assigned to patrol duties can be challenging to quantify.
A starting point is to recognize perceived versus actual documented and researched demands...
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A 1990 report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) noted that,
On September 19, 1988, 50 police trainees from local police departments began a 14-week ”mental stress” and physical training...
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The use of fitness testing in law enforcement is often a contentious issue. This is true even when the need for assessments can be supported; the tests selected and the setting of standards become cha...
