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Labor force changing in front-line criminal justice fields

Here are a pair of headlines that to me seem at least partly related:50 year old prison guard dies after fitness test, andIn down economy, police agencies seeing older, more weathered recruitTexas Department of Criminal Justice guard Robert Goodley was not a new recruit, but he was participating in a trial-run of a fitness test that new TDCJ recruits must already undergo and all COs will soon have to complete. (My condolences to his family and friends on their loss.) Reported the Houston Chronicle:[TDCJ spokesman Jason] Clark said the testing, mandatory since March 1, requires would-be employees to perform push-ups, sit-ups, deep squats, a quarter-mile walk or run and other exercises before being admitted to the TDCJ academy.Current employees won't be required to pass the test until next year, but Goodley and others were being ?familiarized? with the test as part of in-service training...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).