NCJ Number
11215
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 40 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1973) Pages: 42-48
Date Published
1973
Length
7 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT OF THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ON VARIOUS PERFORMANCE FACTORS.
Abstract
CORRELATIONS WERE DRAWN AND ANALYZED BETWEEN HEIGHT OF THE OFFICER AND THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES - GENERAL ACTIVITY, ARRESTS CULMINATED, ASSAULTS AGAINST THE POLICEMAN, INJURIES INCURRED BY THE OFFICER, POLICE EQUIPMENT ACCIDENTS, AND SICK LEAVE USAGE. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE ACTIVITY, ARRESTS, OR SICK LEAVE USAGE OF OFFICERS UNDER 69 INCHES AS COMPARED WITH THOSE OFFICERS 69 INCHES OR OVER, THERE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, INJURIES, AND POLICE EQUIPMENT ACCIDENTS. IN TERMS OF COST EFFECTIVENESS, THE SHORTER OFFICER IS MORE EXPENSIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE CITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)