PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

Although there is virtual unanimity in America that law enforcement work is physically demanding and that officers must be physically prepared to safely discharge their duties, that is the point at which agreement ends. Concerns over liability, adverse impact, discrimination, the ADA, Title VII, fairness and a host of other issues lead administrators in radically different directions - from the complete abandonment of performance or fitness standards to imposition of rigorous ones with a single standard for all. This seminar is devoted to identifying the options and associated risks, legal and practical; the pros and cons associated with each option; and the identification of realistic goals and their implementation. Safe, effective law enforcing is what is at issue, and notwithstanding the contrary belief, doing nothing is not the safest course of action.

Target Audience:
Personnel Directors, Training Directors, and Executive Law Enforcement Officers

Course Length:
One to Three Days

Featured Topics:

  • Overview:
    • The Americans with Disabilities Act
    • Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
    • The Civil Rights Act of 1991
  • The Employment Application Process: Timing & Other Issues
  • Validating Entry Requirements
  • Pre-employment Medical Inquiries
  • The Requirement to Accommodate
  • Polygraph Use
  • Drug Screening
  • Physiological Screening
  • Programming - Education and Implementation Through Buy-In
  • Testing Strategies
  • Standards
    • Single vs. Sex and Age Adjusted
    • Applicant vs. In-Service
  • Liability Considerations
  • Your In-Service Personnel
  • Light Duty and Reasonable Accommodation
  • Program Alternatives
  • Health and Wellness
  • Physical Fitness and Readiness
  • Physical Tasks That Mimic the Job
  • Validation Issues
  • Recommendations for Policies and Programs
  • Long Range Goals

Instructors:
This course will be taught by one or more of the following, depending upon your specific needs.
Robert F. Thomas, Jr.
Randolph B. Means
Robert Hoffman

 
     
 


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Huntersville, NC 28070
704-948-5608

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