RT journal article
T1 Police Ergonomic Parameters as a Method to Evaluate the Training at Cadiz Public Security School on the Use of Police Force of Candidates to Become Local Police Officers in Andalucía
A1 Vera Jiménez, José Carlos
A1 Villero-Carro, Domingo
A1 González Herrera, Lucas
A1 Pastor Fernández, Andrés
A1 Vera Jurado, José Carlos
A1 Álvarez Saura, José Ángel
A1 Ayuso Vilacides, Jesús
A2 Anatomía PatológicaBiología Celular, Histología, Historia de la Ciencia, Medicina Legal y Forense y Toxicología
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
A2 Química Física
K1 Body injuries
K1 criminology
K1 forensic medicine
K1 inertial measurement units
K1 operational‑tactical procedures
K1 police arrest techniques
K1 use of force
AB Because of the numerous debates about the training on the use of force provided to police officers, this study intends to evaluateseveral parameters (police ergonomic parameters, PEP) in connection with such training. Research Method: A smartsuit equipped with aset of 19 wireless sensors, including triaxial accelerometers, inertial measurement units, gyroscopes, and geomagnetic sensors, was used.Biomechanics of Body software application was used to evaluate the risks associated with the basic technique number 1 of the operational‑tacticalprocedures (OTP) with regard to the established parameters (PEP). The OTP basic technique number 1 was performed by four novice policeofficers. Results: According to the evaluation of a number of specific parameters such as rapid entire body assessment, asymmetry overthe sagittal plane, compression force at the L5‑S1 junction, and shear force at the L5‑S1 junction, it was observed that the measured valuesclearly varied depending on each individual’s performance, although they remained consistent with the values established by PEP and weresignificantly different from the values measured when a police officer used a traditional physical intervention procedure, in which case, thevalues measured were indicative of higher risks. Conclusions: To achieve lower and more uniform values in terms of risk, we believe that itis necessary to employ a greater number of hours for the training of police officers on the use of force and also the convenience of conductingfurther studies on a larger and more representative sample of officers
PB Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
SN 1998-3670
YR 2025
FD 2025-09-30
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39183
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39183
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-nov-2026