Understanding the physical fitness standard, recruitment, and retention of Canadian Emergency Response Teams

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ID21372344
AutoresZachary Towns (0000-0001-6961-8157, Department of Maritime Studies, Public Safety, Security, and Wellness, Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, autor de correspondencia), Rosemary Ricciardelli (0000-0002-0905-8968, Department of Maritime Studies, Public Safety, Security, and Wellness, Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada), Kevin Cyr (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Surrey, BC, Canada)
Año2024
Volumen97
Número4
Páginas762-786
Fecha de publicación2024-12-01
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x241228180
OpenAlexW4390985429
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas20

Canadian police services rely on their Emergency Response Teams (ERT) to respond to diverse calls for service, requiring ERT members to meet physical fitness standards aligned with the physically demanding components of ERT responsibilities. In the current article, we explore the different physical testing components of Canadian tactical teams to better understand the physical testing standards for ERT. We do this by investigating how members of the Association of Canadian Critical Incident Commanders respond to closed and open-ended survey items related to fitness testing for ERT members, consequences of not passing ERT physical testing standards, and how fitness standards are perceived as creating barriers to member retention and recruitment to ERT. We center our discussion on the need for a physically capable police service to ensure security, reduce risk, and enhance public safety and suggest potential avenues for policy changes tied to physical testing standards as ways forward

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