An anonymous poll was conducted among a group of 30 female first-year students of the Police and Criminal Justice Academy following the end of the Special Physical Education I course and completion of pre-examination tasks in the 2008/09 school year. The aim of this research was to find out the views of female first-year students regarding the subject of Special Physical Education, which belongs to the group of general-professional subjects. The analysis of the poll results indicates that a large number of subjects holds that the subject in question is very significant or that it is among subjects of significance (100%), 26.67% find that the number of practical training hours is average, and 73.33 % of students think that the number of practical training hours should exceed 4 lessons a week. The subjects also expressed an important view that the number of theory lessons was satisfactory (90 %) and that lessons should take place during both semesters, i.e. throughout the school year (93.33 %). The students said that they preferred (86.67 %) the special part of the curriculum (hitting, levers, throws…). As for the students' views related to achievement expectations in the observed subject, it can be inferred that 66.67 % subjects achieved results equal to or above their expectations, whereas 33.33 % failed to achieve the desired results. A large number of subjects (80.00 %) were of the opinion that the teachers and assistants engaged on this subject were extremely correct or just correct, whereas 13.33 % of them stated that they were incorrect or that their conduct was disappointing. Although the obtained results can be said to possess a low level of external reliability, because they apply to only one generation of students, they provide sufficient indication that there is a need to revise the current organizational structure of the subject of SPE and introduce 4 hours of practical training a week and ensure training during both semesters.