title: Development of a hearing performance standard for law enforcement officers.
abstract: A hearing performance standard for new police officer candidates in the State of Michigan was developed by a task force consisting of the authors and four members of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council. Ratings of the importance of hearing sensitivity and speech intelligibility in performing each of 135 specific job tasks formed the basis for pass-fail criteria. The standard, described in this report, includes specifications for unaided and aided hearing performance, types of hearing assessment measures, hearing measurement procedures, and the appropriate examining professional. The authors believe that the standard provides an appropriate accommodation to hearing-impaired law enforcement officer candidates with respect to The Americans with Disabilities Act.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Punch
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Katt
mesh_terms: D006309:Hearing; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D009622:Noise; D016495:Police; D013067:Speech Perception; D014481:United States