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Nashville abandons physical ability test to hire more female police officers

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department aims to have 30% female officers by 2030, removing the physical ability test and implementing lactation rooms.
The new agility test for recruits resulted in more passing, with a fail rate dropping from 6% to 2%.
Commander Tiffany Gibson hopes changes will lead to more female officers and plans to establish a childcare facility.

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Washington Examiner

Nashville abandons physical ability test to hire more female police officers

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has ditched its physical ability test and implemented lactation rooms as part of a greater effort to bring on more female police officers.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Wire

Nashville Police Dept Changes Standards To Increase Number Of Female Officers

Nashville’s police department changed its standards to increase the number of female officers that make up its workforce. As part of an initiative to make the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s 30% female, the MNPD dropped an ability test for police recruits and replaced it with an easier agility test, WSMV reported. The change resulted in more recruits passing, particularly women. The original test, known as the Cooper Standards Test, “…

2 months ago·Nashville, United States

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The Western Journal

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Tennessee state Sen. Charlane Oliver — a race-baiting Democrat — threatened to incite riots after the GOP-led Senate in Nashville approved an anti-crime bill that bars local governments from preventing […] The post Southern State Lawmaker Threatens Riots After General Assembly Passes Pro-Police Bill appeared first on The Western Journal.

2 months ago·Phoenix, United States

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