An Indiana Law Enforcement Academy recruit moves a dummy during a physical test. The academy has partnered with the University of Indianapolis to update their physical fitness test. Photo provided by ...

The Philadelphia Police Department is facing significant vacancies in its force, prompting them to reconsider entry requirements. The police department made the decision to lower requirements for the ...

Police departments across Pennsylvania have struggled to recruit cadets since the pandemic, and protests in the summer of 2020 over police brutality in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Now ...

Before a Dallas Police recruit ever walks into the academy, they start with a morning at Dallas PD headquarters working to complete a series of physical fitness exercises. The on-site training ...

Philadelphia Police Academy staff count sit ups during applicants' physical fitness entry exam in Philadelphia, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The city has moved to lower requirements for the entry physical ...

The Abilene Police Officers Association is pushing to shed mandatory physical fitness standards in favor of a voluntary, incentivized program for the city's peace officers. Across the board, numerous ...

To hire more female police officers, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has abandoned its physical test requirements and replaced it with a physical "agility" test, as well as implemented ...

Some law enforcement agencies in Texas are shedding mandatory physical fitness standards. Is the San Angelo Police Department among them? SAPD Chief Travis Griffith said there is no push to change the ...

Dallas Police Officer Delnesha’ Bryant holds a clipboard as potential recruits prepare to do the vertical jump as part of the Physical Readiness Test during the On Site Testing at Jack Evans Police ...