Associations between Specialist Tactical Response Police Unit Selection Success and Urban Rush, along with 2.4 km and 10 km Loaded Carriage Events
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rhiannon Thomas (Bond University), Ben Schram (0000-0002-1865-0488, Bond University), Shane Irving (Bond University), Jeremy Robinson (0000-0002-9104-5081, Australian Federal Police), Rob Marc Orr (0000-0001-8297-8288, Bond University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 3558-3558 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16193558 |
| PMID | 31547573 |
| OpenAlex | W2973860884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
Officers serving in specialist tactical response police teams are highly trained personnel who are required to carry heavy loads and perform explosive tasks. The aim of this study was to determine whether performance on a loaded explosive occupational task (urban rush) or distance-based load carriage tasks (2.4 km or 10 km) were indicative of officer success on a specialist selection course (SSC). Eighteen male police officers (mean age = 32.11 ± 5.04 years) participated in the SSC over five consecutive days. Data were categorized into Group 1 (successful applicants, n = 11) and Group 2 (unsuccessful applicants, n = 7). Independent sample t -tests were performed to determine differences between groups, along with point-biserial correlations to investigate associations between anthropometric and event performance data and course completion success. Alpha levels were set at p = 0.05 a priori. Height ( p = 0.025), body weight ( p = 0.007), and 2.4 km loaded performance ( p = 0.013) were significantly different between groups, where being shorter (r pb (16) = -0.526, p pb (16) = -0.615, p pb (16) = -0.572, p < 0.05) were associated with course success. While a loaded 2.4 km event is associated with success, a ceiling effect for an explosive anaerobic task and a longer 10 km task may exist, whereby increases in performance are not associated with selection success
Anthropometry · Geography · Officer · Operations management · Police department · Applied Psychology · Demography · Engineering · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · Sports injuries and prevention · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |