scholarly journals Avaliação física e situações de operacionalidade do policial militar: um estudo correlacional do Teste de Aptidão Física e do PARE-test

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrique Lubas ◽  
Gabriel Grani ◽  
Elisangela Franciele Rezende ◽  
Alexandre dos Santos Cabral ◽  
Cintia de Lourdes Nahhas Rodacki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Physical Ability ◽  
Physical Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Military ◽  
Shuttle Run ◽  
Operational Capacity

Introdução: Policiais Militares (PMs) necessitam ter a sua capacidade operacional monitorada e o teste Physical Ability Requirement Evaluation (PARE-test) utilizado pela polícia canadense pode ser um instrumento eficaz, pois mensura a capacidade de perseguir e apreender um suspeito.Objetivo: Avaliar o grau de correlação do teste de aptidão física (TAF) da Polícia Militar do estado do Paraná (PMPR) com o PARE-test adaptado do modelo original canadense. Também, foi objetivo comparar o desempenho físico dos PMs no PARE-test adaptado em duas situações: com uniforme de educação física militar (UEFM) e com uniforme operacional e equipamentos de rotina (FARDA).Métodos: Estudo quasi-experimental que contou com a participação voluntária de 28 PMs classificados para ações operacionais da Companhia de CHOQUE. Os testes do TAF (Shuttle run, tração na barra e teste de 12min), PARE-test UEFM e PARE-test FARDA foram aplicados em dias distintos.Resultados: Houve correlação fraca entre a pontuação do TAF e o desempenho do PARE-test UEFM (r=-0,42; r²=0,17; p<0,05) e FARDA (r=-0,41; r²= 0,17; p<0,05). Houve forte correlação entre o PARE-test UEFM e FARDA (r= 0,88 e r²= 0,78; p<0,001). O teste t pareado revelou diferença estatística significativa (p<0,05) entre o desempenho do PARE-test UEFM (253,9±35,1seg) e FARDA (283,5±38,1seg).Conclusão: A fraca correlação da pontuação do TAF com desempenho do PARE-test adaptado sugere que a classificação do TAF não avalia adequadamente a capacidade operacional do PM em perseguir e apreender de suspeitos. Além disso, o uso da FARDA ocasiona um decréscimo no desempenho físico. Estes achados indicam a necessidade de mais estudos para a criação de novos critérios para pontuação do TAF ou a aplicação de testes físicos mais específicos para avaliar capacidade física operacional de PMs.Physical Evaluation and Operational Situations of the Military Police: A Correlational Study of the Physical Fitness Test and the PARE-testIntroduction: Operational capacity to police officers need to be monitored and the Physical Ability Requirement Evaluation (PARE-test) used by the Canadian police can be an effective tool.Objective: To evaluate the degree of correlation of the police physical test (PPT) of the Military Police of the state of Paraná (PMPR) with the PARE-test adapted from the original Canadian model. Also, we aimed to compare the physical performance of the MPs in the adapted PARE test in two different dress situations: with military physical training uniform (MPTU) and with operational uniform and routine equipment (OURE).Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study that included the voluntary participation of 28 PMs classified for operational actions of the police SHOCK Company. The PPT tests (Shuttle run, bar pull and 12min test), MPTU PARE- test and OURE PARE-test were applied on different days.Results: There was a weak correlation between the PPT score and the performance of the UEFM PARE-test (r = 0.42; r²=0.17; p<0.05) and FARDA (r=-0.41; r²=0.17, p<0.05). There was a strong correlation between the MPTU and OURE PARE-test (r=0.88 and r²= 0.78, p<0.001). The paired t-test revealed a significant statistical difference (p <0.05) between the performance of the MPTU PARE-test (253.9 ± 35.1seg) and OURE (283.5±38.1seg).Conclusion: The weak correlation of PPT performance score with adapted PARE-test suggests that the TAF classification does not adequately evaluate the PM's operational ability to pursue and arrest suspects. In addition, OURE causes a deficit in physical performance. These findings indicate the need for further studies to create new criteria for PPT scoring or more specific physical tests to assess the physical operational capacity of PMs. 

scholarly journals Estresse Ocupacional, qualidade do sono e obesidade em Policiais Militares - Revisão narrativa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. e36510313485
Author(s):  
Luiz Otavio R. Garcia ◽  
Maria-Raquel G. Silva ◽  
Rudá Moreira França
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
World Population ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Military ◽  
Work Events

Stress was considered by the United Nations as the disease of the 20th Century, being present in more than 90% of the world population, including military police officers. This group of professionals has been in the front-line of the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus and is exposed to daily situations of high emotional stress and traumatic work events, which can cause several health problems, namely occupational stress, sleep problems and obesity. This study aims to conduct a narrative review of the influence of psychosocial environment on the development of occupational stress and consequences on the military police officer´s health. Two platforms, namely PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search for relevant scientific publications on the topic; 148 publications from 2010 to 2020 were analyzed, 71 of which were included in this review. It is estimated that 25% to 35% of the global burden of disease may be due to environmental factors. The stress prevalence in military police officers is higher than the average in the civilian population worldwide; due to an alternate work schedule that does not always respect the circadian characteristics of each individual, and with direct influence on sleep quality and obesity incidence. Public health policies should be taken in the short term in order to improve life quality of these professionals.

scholarly journals Is Long Term Creatine and Glutamine Supplementation Effective in Enhancing Physical Performance of Military Police Officers?

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celismar Lázaro da Silveira ◽  
Thiago Siqueira Paiva de Souza ◽  
Gilmário Ricarte Batista ◽  
Adenilson Targino de Araújo ◽  
Júlio César Gomes da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Anaerobic Capacity ◽  
Glutamine Supplementation ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Strength Exercises ◽  
Final Sample

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of supplementation with creatine and glutamine on physical fitness of military police officers. Therefore, an experimental double blind study was developed, with the final sample composed by 32 men randomly distributed into three groups: a group supplemented with creatine (n=10), glutamine (n=10) and a placebo group (n=12) and evaluated in three distinct moments, in an interval of three months (T1, T2 and T3). The physical training had a weekly frequency of 5 sessions x 90 min, including strength exercises, local muscular resistance, flexibility and both aerobic and anaerobic capacity. After analyzing the effect of time, group and interaction (group x time) for measures that indicated the physical capabilities of the subjects, a significant effect of time for the entire variable was identified (p<0,05). However, these differences were not observed when the univaried intragroups and intergroups analysis was performed (p>0,05). In face of the results it was concluded that supplementation with creatine and glutamine showed no ergogenic effect on physical performance in military police officers.

Predictors of self-legitimacy among military police officers in São Paulo, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviane de Oliveira Cubas ◽  
Frederico Castelo Branco ◽  
André Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽  
Fernanda Novaes Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Least Square ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Variables ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Military

PurposeThe authors examine predictors of self-legitimacy for police officers belonging to the Military Police force of São Paulo (Brazil). Considering the variables mobilized by the literature on self-legitimacy, the authors seek to identify what explains the self-legitimacy of militarized police officers.Design/methodology/approachA survey was applied to 298 frontline police officers in the city of São Paulo, analyzing indicators separated into two groups: relationship dimension and organizational dimension. An ordinary least square model is used to test the “relationship” and “organizational” variables on police officers' self-legitimacy.FindingsEffectiveness is the strongest predictor for self-legitimacy. Organizational justice and distributive justice also present important effects, as the perception of citizens' attitudes toward police reinforces the conception of self-legitimacy as a dialogical construct, comprising here the public's expectations of police work as well as the police officers' perceptions that they are respected and considered important by the public.Originality/valueThere are no other studies on self-legitimacy related to Brazilian police officers or exploring these aspects among police officers submitted to a militarized structure. These results contribute to the ongoing debate on the militarization of police activities and their possible effects on police legitimacy.

scholarly journals NOTES ON THE POLICE PRESENCE IN THE URBAN PERIPHERY OF SALVADOR

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hildon Oliveira Santiago Carade
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Urban Periphery ◽  
Police Presence ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Abstract This article discusses the implementation of a public security policy - the Community Security Bases program - in Calabar, a favela located on the Atlantic coast of the city of Salvador in Bahia state, Brazil. I explore the ways in which police officers envisage the militarisation of urban peripheries. Setting out from the question, what does policing make possible? I demonstrate that, conceiving their work as a form of redemption for the target community, the Military Police see drug trafficking as something to be overcome, not through the complete extinction of the narcotics trade, but through the ‘pacification’ of the dealers’ actions. Thus the entire police operation consists of diverse attempts to ensure its activities form the sole point of reference for the local population to imitate. As discussed here, this has consequences for the relationship between the Military Police and the residents of this urban periphery.

scholarly journals Physical fitness tests as a requirement for physical performance improvement in officers in the military police of the state of Paraná, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 444-448
Author(s):  
Hallyne Bergamini Silva Caetano ◽  
Cristiano Israel-Caetano ◽  
José Francisco López-Gil ◽  
Rafael Gomes Sentone ◽  
Karyne Bergamini Silva Godoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
The State ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Petri Tavares ◽  
Liana Lautert ◽  
Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago ◽  
Angélica Rosat Consiglio ◽  
Daiane Dal Pai
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
Waking Up ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
The Military

Abstract Objective: to analyze the relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers. Method: cross-sectional and analytical study with 134 military police officers. The Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) Model scale has been used to assess psychosocial stress. Salivary cortisol was collected in three samples. The following tests were used: Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, Bonferroni, Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn. Pearson and Spearman correlation methods were used, as well as multiple linear regression. Cortisol at night showed an ascending statistical association with the psychosocial reward (p=0.004) and a descending association with the effort-impairment scores (p=0.017). Being part of the Special Tactical Operations Group (GATE) and the diastolic blood pressure explained 13.5% of the variation in cortisol levels on waking up. The sectors GATE, Special Patrol of the Elite Squad of the Military Police and Motorcyclists explained 21.9% of the variation in cortisol levels 30-minute after awakening. The variables GATE sector and Effort Dimension explained 27.7% of the variation in cortisol levels at night. Conclusion: it was evidenced that salivary cortisol variation was influenced by individual, labor and psychosocial variables.

Can training trunk musculature influence musculoskeletal pain and physical performance in Military Police Officers?

Ergonomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Gabriel Grani ◽  
Cintia de Lourdes Nahhas Rodacki ◽  
Henrique Lubas ◽  
Elisangela Franciele Resende ◽  
Rodrigo Hoinatski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Performance ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Trunk Musculature

scholarly journals Physical performance of military personnel before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssica Alves do Amaral ◽  
Ana Maria Pujol Vieira dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Performance ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Military Police ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
The Military

ABSTRACT This investigation aimed to compare the level of physical performance of the military of the 3rd Military Police Battalion before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants were 82 military personnel (76 men) who were submitted to the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) in November 2019 and repeated it in September 2020. The 12-minute and VO2max tests were selected for cardiorespiratory evaluation and push-ups and sit-up tests to assess localized muscle resistance. The results showed a decrease in the performance of these soldiers, both in cardiorespiratory variables and in localized muscular resistance (p ≤ 0.05). The pandemic may have negatively influenced the physical performance of the military.

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