Research Catalog

Title

Physical fitness programs for law enforcement officers : a manual for police administrators / by Clifford S. Price ... [et al.].

Publication

[Washington] : National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Dept. of Justice : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., 1978.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Price, Clifford S.
• National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Description

xxxxviii, 415 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

This project presents a systematic development and evaluation of programs and methods that can be used to ensure a high level of physical fitness among police personnel. Part I of the manual discusses the research conducted during the experimental portion of the study. Included are the methodology, results of physical fitness evaluation of program volunteers, descriptions of the 20-week experimental exercise programs, results and discussion of the 20-week experimental exercise programs, attitudes and perceptions toward health and physical fitness, and results of a national survey. Part II discusses implementation: administrative considerations, legal issues, and the recommended programs. This final section of the manual is an annotated bibliography. Appendixes contain a medical history questionnaire, an informed consent form, and an aerobics exercise log.

Subjects

• Politie
• Conditietraining
• Police
• Recreational surveys
• Loisirs > Enquêtes
• Condition physique
• Physical fitness
• Gezondheid

Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Summary -- Chapter 1. Principles of exercise : a literature review -- Chapter 2. Research methodology -- Chapter 3. Results of physical fitness evaluation of program volunteers -- Chapter 4. Descriptions of the twenty week experimental exercise programs -- Chapter 5. Results and discussion of the twenty week experimental exercise programs -- Chapter 6. Attitudes and perceptions toward health and physical fitness -- Chapter 7. Results of the national surveys -- Chapter 8. Administrative and developmental considerations and recommendations -- Chapter 9. Legal issues -- Chapter 10. Medical screening and fitness evaluation -- Chapter 11. Recommended exercise program prescription -- Chapter 12. Implementation experiences in other settings : business and industry -- Appendix A. Medical history questionnaire -- Appendix B. Informed consent -- Appendix C. Aerobics exercise log -- Bibliography.

LCCN

78603002

OCLC

• ocm04883608
• 4883608
• SCSB-5417879

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries