Recruits looking to become police officers in Victoria are getting a break when it comes to their physical fitness test, thanks to changes in policies that would allow more women to become officers.
For years, recruits were required to pass a fitness test to become a police officer. If they failed on their first attempt, they could not become an officer. But when the Victoria police force set a quota goal requiring 50% of recruits to be female, they quickly learned that such a quota goal was not achievable under current policies. “Only 30% of current police recruits are women,” reported Australian news outlet The Age.
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