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Police Officer Height and Selected Aspects of Performance

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Publication Date

October 1975

Author(s)

Thomas W. White & Peter B. Bloch

Abstract

It has long been the shared belief of the law enforcement community that the height of a police officer has an important effect on the officer’s job performance. This well-established law enforcement practice recently has collided with the legal requirements established by equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.

Recommended Citation

White, T. W., & Bloch, P. B. (1975). Police officer height and selected aspects of performance. Police Foundation and International Association of Chiefs of Police.