An exploratory study on the impact of physical training on police recruits’ self-efficacy in handling violent encounters

Butler, Jeremy M., Gothe, Neha and Petruzzello, Steven 2023. An exploratory study on the impact of physical training on police recruits’ self-efficacy in handling violent encounters. Martial Arts Studies (13) , pp. 61-70. 10.18573/mas.130

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Abstract

Police officers are often required to use physical force to effectively protect themselves as well as the public. In order to prepare officers for these physical demands, recruits receive training in fitness and defensive tactics during their Police Academy instruction. The present study aimed to develop a reliable scale for measuring an officer’s self-efficacy and used the scale to evaluate the impact of the Academy training on recruits’ self-efficacy. Most of the participants credited the academy control tactics (98.5%) and fitness training (88.1%) with improving their self-efficacy. These results support the importance of physical training curricula at improving recruit officers’ self-efficacy toward handling violent encounters prior to entering the law enforcement workforce.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Cardiff University Press
ISSN:	2057-5696
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 February 2023
Date of Acceptance:	16 January 2023
Last Modified:	27 Nov 2023 11:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157159

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