The increased attention of specialists to physical and psychological preparing the applicants for the job in the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation arouses the great interest in the analysis of the requirements for their preparedness at the testing moment in different countries of the world. The results of such analysis of the police officer applicants in Russia and in the USA (Miami, Fl) are shown in the article. The study contains the comparison of the tests content, the requirements for their performance and the checking standards determining the preparedness level of both male and female police officer applicants in different countries. The results of the research work give an answer to the number of professional questions concerning the quality of conducting tests, their informativity and validity; they also give an opportunity to reveal their predictive capabilities. As a consequence, the authors come to the conclusion that the requirements for physical preparedness of Russian and American police officer applicants have critical differences both in the content of the tests and in the technique of their performance and the evaluation of the results.
physical preparedness, tests, applicants, the police service
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