Policing has never been an easy job. Police Officers are often
required to perform physically demanding tasks as part of their
police duty. For this they need a reasonable level of physical
fitness to deal effectively with situations as well as defending
themselves or others against attack. It is essential that they
possess a standard of physical fitness which will enable them to
perform these tasks pro:fessionally, and without the risk of injury,
when the need arises. It is for this reason that minimum
standards of physical fitness must be achieved by candidates
wishing to join the Police Service as well as serving officers.
This paper examines the perceptions of the Police Recruits on
the physical training programmes offered at the Kenya Police
Training College, Kiganio. It is intended that by understanding
the perceptions of the programmes, suggestions for improvement
will be made.