Assuring Gender Equity in Recruitment Standards for Police Officers

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 263-295

  Shephard, Roy J ^a   Bonneau, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human rights; Occupational fitness; Police officers; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POLICE; PREJUDICE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036594682     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h02-016     Document Type: Article

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