Police Forces Forging Policy On Fitness Standards
Creve Coeur and Olivette are among more than a dozen agencies expected to partne on a program that will test police at all levels and validate the results.
The city of Creve Coeur already requires all police officers to participate in a program that tests their ability to perform all job functions and to be involved in "Physical fitness awareness activities. Exercises or activities designed to make officers aware of their strengths, weaknesses and physical capabilities," according to department procedures. The ability to pass those tests or re-acquire a skillset already has an impact on an officer's ability to get a pay raise, or to keep their job. But under a project being led by the St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association, participating police agencies, including Creve Coeur and potentially Olivette, hundreds of police officers in the area would have those physical abilities tested and …
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