scholarly journals Specifics of physical activity in the conditions of official activity of employees of the National Police of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
V. A. Didkovsky ◽  
K. V. Pleva ◽  
O. V. Kuzenkov ◽  
V. V. Bilyk ◽  
O. A. Arsenenko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Body ◽  
Memory And Attention ◽  
National Police

Based on the analysis of the peculiarities of the official activity of the employees of the National Police of Ukraine, it has been established that the performance of official tasks mostly takes place in extreme conditions and involves the application of police measures by law enforcement officers. This causes significant physical and psychological stress and impairs the physical health of employees. It is stated that the official activity of employees of most units of the National Police of Ukraine is determined by irregular working hours, daily shifts, frequent services for the protection of public safety and order. This leads to constant overload and, over time, to chronic fatigue. It is established that the specifics of physical activity during the performance of official duties by police officers are determined by the police department and due to the functional responsibilities of employees. The reasons that determine the physical activity of police officers have been identified: the performance of official duties related to the protection of public safety and order, service in daily uniforms; physical training in the system of police training, participation in competitions in professional and applied and other sports. There are objective and subjective indicators used to determine the amount of physical activity of police officers. Subjective are: the feeling of difficulty in performing the work, the inability to continue its implementation in the prescribed amount and pace, fatigue, and so on. It is stated that objective indicators play a key role in assessing the level of physical activity. Among them there are external and internal. External indicators include indicators that are evaluated by its external parameters: speed, pace, number of repetitions, load, and so on. To the internal - indicators of biochemical, physiological, psychological changes in the body due to specific loads. Prospects for further research are to examine the effect of stress on police memory and attention during service.

scholarly journals The Quality and Satisfaction of Police Training in Philippine National Police Regional Training Center 6

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-164
Author(s):  
Jasten Aires A. Ledesma ◽  
Romeo R. Tinagan
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Police Training ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Training Center ◽  
National Police ◽  
Training Institute

Police training varies across countries in terms of length, process, and content. Some countries adopt practice-oriented police training while others have theory-oriented police training. Training is necessary, especially in organizations dealing with law enforcement and public safety. It equips the police officers with the necessary skills and knowledge to address the demand for security for modern-day society. Police Training in the Philippines is under the Philippine National Police (PNP) pursuant to R.A. 11279. The Philippine National Police Training Institute (PNPTI) administers the eighteen (18) Regional Training Centers nationwide. In Western Visayas, police training is being carried out by the Regional Training Center (RTC) 6 located in Bacolod City for Police Non-Commissioned Officer (PNCO.) This study intends to assess the level of quality and satisfaction of police training in RTC 6.

The formation of suspicion: A vignette study

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-284
Author(s):  
Scott W Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Police Training ◽  
The Body ◽  
Police Culture ◽  
Heuristics And Biases ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Vignette Study ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Survey Results

Being suspicious is part of police training, and is emphasized in police culture. Tversky and Kahneman argued that people make decisions based on a limited number of heuristic factors to reduce a complex task to likely probabilities ( Tversky A and Kahneman D [1974] Judgment under uncertainty: heuristics and biases. Science 185[4157]: 1124–1131). This study contributes to the body of scholarship studying police suspicion. It uses vignettes describing an incident involving characteristics important when police officers form suspicion. This design allows respondents to judge a situation before actual engagement. A convenience sample of police officers, supervisors, and administrators from police agencies of different sizes located in two different states responded to an online survey. Results demonstrated that the time of an event, the person’s race, and their manner of dress, contributed to the formation of suspicion. Other factors (i.e., suspect age, neighborhood) were not significantly related to suspicion. Further, respondents with few years of experience were more likely to see the conditions within a vignette as suspicious. The findings indicate that unacceptable stereotyping can result from using scanty or outdated heuristic tools to simplify decision-making. Further, there is a need for additional research examining the conditions related to suspicion formation.

scholarly journals Differences in Body Composition across Police Occupations and Moderation Effects of Leisure Time Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6825
Author(s):  
Filip Kukić ◽  
Katie M. Heinrich ◽  
Nenad Koropanovski ◽  
Walker S. C. Poston ◽  
Aleksandar Čvorović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Occupational Groups ◽  
Moderation Effects ◽  
Similar Body ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

This study investigated differences in the body composition of police officers from different occupational groups and the moderation effects of leisure time physical activity (LTPA). A sample of 237 police officers (special anti-terrorist unit, gendarmerie, firefighters, and general duties) participated in the study. Body mass index (BMI), percent of body fat (%BF), percent of skeletal muscle mass (%SMM), and index of hypokinesia (IH) were assessed using a multichannel bioelectric impedance analyzer and officers reported the amount of LTPA using an international physical activity questionnaire. The sample was divided in three groups relative to LTPA, sedentary (0–149 min/week), moderately active (150–299 min/week), and very active (300+ min/week). Multiple analysis of variance (4 × 3) was used to analyze if occupational groups differed based solely on occupation, if officers from the same occupation differed in muscularity and fatness based on LTPA, and if any differences in body composition occurred between officers from different occupations with the same level of LTPA. Police officers from more physically demanding occupations demonstrated lower %BF and IH, while having higher %SMM. This was also observed among the officers of the same occupation who reported a higher LTPA, while officers who reported very high LTPA had similar body composition.

scholarly journals A Novel Method of Spatiotemporal Dynamic Geo-Visualization of Criminal Data, Applied to Command and Control Centers for Public Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Mayra Salcedo-Gonzalez ◽  
Julio Suarez-Paez ◽  
Manuel Esteve ◽  
Jon Ander Gómez ◽  
Carlos Enrique Palau
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
National Police ◽  
And Control

This article shows a novel geo-visualization method of dynamic spatiotemporal data that allows mobility and concentration of criminal activity to be study. The method was developed using, only and significantly, real data of Santiago de Cali (Colombia), collected by the Colombian National Police (PONAL). This method constitutes a tool that allows criminal influx to be analyzed by concentration, zone, time slot and date. In addition to the field experience of police commanders, it allows patterns of criminal activity to be detected, thereby enabling a better distribution and management of police resources allocated to crime deterrence, prevention and control. Additionally, it may be applied to the concepts of safe city and smart city of the PONAL within the architecture of Command and Control System (C2S) of Command and Control Centers for Public Safety. Furthermore, it contributes to a better situational awareness and improves the future projection, agility, efficiency and decision-making processes of police officers, which are all essential for fulfillment of police missions against crime. Finally, this was developed using an open source software, it can be adapted to any other city, be used with real-time data and be implemented, if necessary, with the geographic software of any other C2S.

scholarly journals Types of Rest According to the Labor Legislation Applied by the Employees of the National Police of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
O. V. Veklіyk
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Labor Law ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Correct Definition ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Rest Time ◽  
The Right ◽  
National Police

The author has researched one of the directions of the modern formation and development of the rule of law state related to the improvement of various branches of law and the relevant legislation in the field of labor law. Among the most important features of applying the rest time is the correct definition and use of its legal regulation in respect to the employees of the National Police of Ukraine, which will allow the police officers to fully fulfill the tasks assigned to them by the state and society. The subject of the right to rest is everyone who works, and therefore everyone who has the right to work. The labor legislation of Ukraine does not define the concept of the rest time. It is opposed to the concept of “working time”. All the time beyond of working hours is considered to be the rest time. Having analyzed the current labor legislation of Ukraine, we state that labor law norms in regard to the types of rest are also applied to the police officers, taking into account the specificity of their activity, which is regulated by a special law. While analyzing scientific literature, regulatory base and international legal acts the author has established and revealed the types of rest time of the employees of the National Police of Ukraine. Based on the views of certain authors, the nature and content of the types of rest time of the employees of the National Police of Ukraine have been revealed. The author has determined the use of the types of rest time and its legal regulation concerning the employees of the National Police of Ukraine.

scholarly journals REGULATORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF SPECIAL MEANS IN THE CESSATION OF GROUP VIOLATIONS OF PUBLIC SECURITY AND ORDER BY UNITS OF THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE DURING RIOTS IN THE CITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-89
Author(s):  
В. В. Баськов
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Public Security ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Special Means ◽  
Armored Vehicles ◽  
National Police ◽  
The City

This scientific article analyzes the regulatory framework for the use of special means by the police in Ukraine during the termination of group violations of public security and order, as well as during mass riots in the city. The types of special means that police officers are authorized to use to carry out their official duties, in particular, during the cessation of group violations of public security and order, as well as during mass riots in the city, have been identified and analyzed. Attention is focused on such special means as: rubber and plastic batons; electroshock devices of contact and contact-remote action; means of limiting mobility; means equipped with lacrimal and irritating substances; means of forced stopping of transport; devices, grenades and ammunition of light and sound action; means equipped with safe smoke-generating drugs; water cannons, armored vehicles and other special vehicles, since the use of these special means most often occurs in the suppression of group violations of public security and order by units of the National Police of Ukraine during mass riots, precisely in the city. A list of special means has been determined and substantiated, the use of which is the most appropriate and effective in accordance with the requirements of the current legislation, upon termination of group violations of public security and order by units of the National Police of Ukraine during mass riots, taking into account the conditions of a certain city. It is concluded that during the cessation of group violations of public security and order, as well as during mass riots in the city, the methods of persuasion, prevention and prevention, as well as methods of coercion in the field of ensuring public safety and order, should not be opposed to each other, but should be complementary.

Transportability of Validity of the National Police Officer Selection Test for a Large Eastern Metropolitan Police Department

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 707-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred M. Rafilson ◽  
Steven P. Allscheid ◽  
Joan G. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Metropolitan Police ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Selection Test ◽  
National Police ◽  
Police Officer Selection

This study compared the position of police officers in a large eastern U.S. metropolitan police department to the sample of police officers ( N = 250) used originally to develop and validate the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST). A method was used which provided a basis for conducting studies of the transportability of validity, i.e., studies which demonstrate that test evidence on validity developed in a particular location can be effectively used as evidence of validity in an entirely new location, with other examinations validated using a content validity strategy. Content Validity Indices from the new sample's job analysis ( N = 115) correlated highly ( r = .89) with the original job analysis data ( N = 250). Further analyses indicated no significant differences between samples with regard to ratings of importance of skills identified as essential for successful performance of the police officer's position. Finally, a multivariate approach was used as a more conservative means of comparing job profiles. A discussion of the implications of these findings for making decisions about the transportability of validity is provided.

scholarly journals Profiling the Injuries Sustained by Police Trainees Undergoing Initial Training: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7335
Author(s):  
Sally Sawyer ◽  
Ben Schram ◽  
Rodney Pope ◽  
Robin Orr
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Common Mechanism ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
Cohort Design ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
The Mean ◽  
National Police

The tasks performed by police officers are unique, varied and can be performed in unexpected situations. Initial police college training is used to prepare new police officers to conduct these tasks and is known to be a time when police trainees are at an elevated risk of injury. The aim of this study was to profile injuries occurring within a national Police Force during initial training to inform injury prevention strategies. Using a retrospective cohort design, point-of-care injury data including injury body site, nature, mechanism, and the activity being performed at the time of injury were provided. A total of 564 injuries were recorded over the 22-month period, with the mean age of recruits reporting an injury being 28.83 years ± 6.9 years. The incidence of injuries ranged across training periods, from 456.25 to 3079 injuries per 1000 person-years with an overall incidence rate of 1550.15 injuries per 1000 person-years. The shoulder was the most injured site (n = 113, 20% of injuries), with sprains and strains being the most common nature of injury (n = 287, 50.9% of injuries). Muscular stress with physical exercise was the most common mechanism of injury (n = 175, 31.0% of injuries) with the activity responsible for the largest proportion of injuries being “unknown” (n = 256, 45.4% of injuries), followed by police training (n = 215, 38.1%). Injuries appear to be typically joint related—commonly the shoulder—with police training being a primary known activity at the time of injury. Prescreening protocols may be of benefit, and efforts should be made to recruit and train physically resilient trainees. Injuries, whether they occurred pre-enlistment or during training, should be fully rehabilitated prior to the individual’s commencement as a qualified officer.

scholarly journals RELAÇÃO ENTRE DOR MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA E CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO DE POLICIAIS MILITARES

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-372
Author(s):  
Helen Caroline de Morais Santos ◽  
Fabiana Cury Viana ◽  
Deivid Kennedy da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The Body ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Body Regions ◽  
Lower Back

The military policeman's work activity can lead to musculoskeletal overload, due to long working hours, standing for many hours and the use of heavy equipment such as the ballistic vest, which can cause discomfort, fatigue and musculoskeletal pain, predisposing these professionals to pain. That compromise your health and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of musculoskeletal pain of military police, identifying the presence of painful points and establishing relationships between the points found and their working conditions. Fifty-five military police officers of both sexes, with more than five years of service to the institution, who belonged to the 15th Battalion of the city of Patos de Minas-MG, participated in the study. The sociodemographic and health questionnaire was applied and, subsequently, the “Body Pain Map”. All police officers had pain in some region of the body after the workday. Associations between the body regions with pain, the use of the ballistic vest, work vehicle and length of service, showed involvement mainly in the lower back region. Given the results presented, there is a prevalence of pain in the lower back followed by pain in the thoracic region. All participants were wearing the ballistic vest, a fact that influenced the presence of the painful points presented. Therefore, studies are important in order to detect health risk factors for these workers, in order to propose strategies that improve their quality of life.

scholarly journals Tactical training of law enforcement officers in the context of a new concept of the National Police of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Y.I. Davygora
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Normative Documents ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Psychological Behavior ◽  
Tactical Training ◽  
National Police

The analysis of the peculiarities of the official activity of the employees of the National Police of Ukraine and the normative documents that regulate the organization of tactical training in the system of primary professional training and professional training of police officers is carried out. It was stated that the performance of official duties by police officers is associated with constant contact with various segments of the population. There are many cases of encounters with aggressive people who are intoxicated, mentally unbalanced, etc. When confronted with government officials, citizens are often emotionally agitated and may not always respond adequately to law enforcement. In such situations, the tactical training of police officers is important, which is seen as the formation of special motor skills and abilities aimed at ensuring personal safety in the performance of official duties related to contact with the offender. A thorough study of the situations of practical activity of patrol police officers testifies to the existing problems in the tactical training of law enforcement officers. Erroneous actions of employees are partly explained by insufficient knowledge of external manifestations of threats from the offender, psychological behavior, low level of skills of effective communication with "problem people", the ability to control their own mental state in the performance of official duties related to communication with emotionally aroused individuals, the ability to control the situation and the actions of others without escalating conflict Such conditions increase the requirements for tactical training of personnel. It is established that in the context of the service function of the National Police of Ukraine, tactical training needs to be improved. Based on the elaboration of normative documents and scientific literature, the specifics of tactical training of police officers at different stages of professional training are highlighted. The need to improve the system of police training through further practical orientation was stated. Prospects for further research are the need to substantiate, develop and fill the content of situational tasks, which are used during training sessions on tactical training in the system of police training.

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