Comparative characteristics of features of control of level of physical preparedness of police officers of Russia and foreign countries
The article is devoted to the study of physical fitness control of police officers in Russia, Germany, the USA. The experience of foreign countries in training of the staff, for the first time entering the police service in Germany and the USA, is studied. The article analyzes the requirements for the control of the level of physical training of employees of Russia and foreign countries. It should be concluded that the most significant physical qualities, such as speed and agility, strength, endurance, and speed-strength abilities are tested, but the evaluation criteria differ. The author reveals significant differences in the definition of age groups and police officers. However, the features of professional training of persons employed in the police of Russia, Germany and the United States differ significantly. The general characteristics of the organization of physical training of the police officers in Russia and foreign countries include the fact that in all countries, considered in our work, the dominant place is occupied with the special physical training, which has an applied value, in particular, fighting techniques, modeling of the situations of detention of offenders. The author proves that there is a close direct correlation between the level of the general physical training and the level of mastering the fighting techniques.