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The article argues that the proper level of physical fitness of law enforcement officers is a necessary condition for professional readiness for effective performance of official duties related to public safety and order, detention of offenders, countering attacks by armed and aggressive individuals. The analysis of normative documents and scientific works, which highlight the features of determining the level of physical fitness of law enforcement officers of foreign countries, the requirements for the level of physical fitness of candidates for service in the police and practitioners. It has been established that foreign police units accept citizens with secondary education, proper physical and mental health, and a sufficient level of physical fitness. Training is preceded by competitive selection, which includes, among other things, a number of physical exercises. There is a lack of consensus on the criteria for assessing the level of physical fitness. It has been found that most of the most significant physical qualities are tested, but the evaluation criteria differ. It was found that in addition to performing well-known control exercises, including running and gymnastic exercises, preference is given to practical exercises. During the selection of candidates for service in the police of Western Europe, the level of development of endurance, coordination skills, speed, agility and speed and strength abilities is tested; in the countries of Eastern Europe - the level of development of speed, agility, strength, endurance. It is established that the organization of physical training of police officers of foreign countries has a special focus, provides for the formation of special applied skills, implementation of combat techniques, modeling situations of forcible detention of offenders. Due attention is paid to sports and mass work. Prospects for further research are to study the issue of assessing the level of physical fitness of law enforcement officers, taking into account gender. |
