NCJ Number
38350
Date Published
1977
Length
117 pages
Annotation
GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FOR SETTING RELEVANT MEDICAL SELECTION STANDARDS TO BE USED IN CONDUCTING MEDICAL SCREENING EXAMINATIONS AND IN ASSESSING THE MEDICAL FITNESS OF ENTRY-LEVEL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANTS.
Abstract
OVER 300 MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN THIS MANUAL HAVE BEEN EVALUATED IN TERMS OF JOB RELATEDNESS. FOR EACH, A RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN MADE CONCERNING WHETHER OR NOT THE CONDITION SHOULD BE A DISQUALIFIER AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST AGENCIES IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THEIR MEDICAL SCREENING PROGRAMS: THE SELECTION OF MEDICALLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND THE AVOIDANCE OF DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. AN INDEX CONTAINS THE LISTING OF THE ISSUES, TOPICS, AND CONDITIONS INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL, AND AN ADDITIONAL 200 SYNONYMS FOR, AND EXAMPLES OF, THE 300 CONDITIONS. EACH TOPIC OR CONDITION IS LISTED BY CHAPTER NUMBER AND THE PAGE NUMBER WITHIN THE CHAPTER. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A RECOMMENDED MEDICAL HISTORY STATEMENT AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION REPORT, AND A MEDICAL DECISIONMAKING HANDBOOK WHICH OUTLINES A PROCESS FOR EVALUATING THE JOB RELATEDNESS OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS MANUAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)