Between January 2005 and January 2011, Norfolk police recruits sustained 338 injuries during training. (Related story.) This database shows the date, cause and body location of each reported injury. The cost incurred is the total cost sustained by the city.
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How does the data compare?
I agree with the other poster regarding how this data needs to be compared to other training facilities to fully comprehend what we're looking at.
When I played football, our daily 'injuries list' was beyond what this shows on an average, per-day basis, with severity of injuries excluded. Seemingly, the level of exertion from one physical activity to the other is greatly varied between PD training and football but c'mon, I doubt a police recruit is going through more intense physical 'abuse' than a football player OR soldier. I may seem bias (likely); however, I did consult with various local PD friends to ask their opinion.
So long as any activity is properly monitored, exertion such as these will have injuries.
sounds to me like there are
sounds to me like there are just a bunch of bullies there that like to beat down people.it would be interesting to compare this with other surrounding cities to really see if norfolk just has a bunch of overzealous instructors or if this many injuries are common practice with every police academy,having gone through the training myself in a different city years ago,this sounds excessive.
Pleezlouise
Tell us where you went through your academy and how long you lasted before washing out. Because it sounds to me that you really don't have a clue. I don't know what city or in what decade you were a LEO but trust me when I say it's an entirely diffrent clientel out there today. There's lots of "Bullies" but the vast majority of them are not wearing a uniform although they are probably armed with a weapon. Being a LEO is not a good career path for the timid or shy. The smallest call can turn into a life or death situation in a split second. You will react as you train, so you better train hard or get a "nice soft" office job. If you would rather be a victim than a victor don't even think of a job in law enforcement today.
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If you don't understand, then you don't need to be an officer
Now the reporting is getting ridiculous. It does not take a rocket scientist to know when you are learning to protect yourself in a police academy that you may get hurt. Not everyone is fit enough to handle the training, but what will they do on the street, how will they respond? Only those who work for a living and do not have to worry about getting into a fight or being hit as part of their job have to worry about how it may feel to be hit. Citizens do not want officers who are punched by a person and the officer cowards back into a fetal position. If the first time you feel pain is when you are punched for the first time as a officer, it will be a shock to you. The academy tries to prepard you for that day.
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