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- Title
Occurrence of Injury During Officer Safety Training at Kent Police.
- Authors
Andrew, J.; Henry, T.; Coleman, D. A.; Wiles, J. D.
- Abstract
There are limited data available on the injury occurrence associated with training in high-risk occupations. The aim of this investigation was to assess the injuries sustained during police training conducted by the Staff Safety Training Unit (SSTU), at Kent Police (Maidstone, Kent). Data were collected on 11,432 participants who undertook courses with the SSTU of Kent Police over a two-year period. Injury was defined as any occurrence resulting in physical damage to the body which required a ‘Hurt on Duty’ form to be submitted. In total 93 injuries occurred during the period, which equated to approximately four injuries per 1000 participants per year. The majority of injuries occurred during standard officer safety training (equating to ∼2.3% of the training population), compared to other courses run by the unit (risk of ∼0.1 to 0.2% of the training population). Unarmed defence and baton drills accounted for the highest number (∼49%) of injuries reported, with bruises, sprains and strains accounting for 67.6% of the total injuries. This study identifies the type, location and injury occurrence rates associated with officer (and other) training, and could potentially be used to inform future policy with regard to appropriate practice in training.
- Subjects
KENT (England); ENGLAND; POLICE training; CRIMINAL justice personnel; PEACE officers; POLICE professionalization
- Publication
Police Journal, 2009, Vol 82, Issue 3, p265
- ISSN
0032-258X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1350/pojo.2009.82.3.455