NCJ Number
18200
Date Published
1975
Length
180 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF UNIFORMED POLICE OPERATIONS USING THE FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS METHOD PRODUCED 91 TASK STATEMENTS WHICH PROVIDE TASK DESCRIPTIONS AND INDICATE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES.
Abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS JOB ANALYSIS PROJECT IS DESCRIBED FROM THE INITIAL PROPOSAL THROUGH THE SEVERAL REVISIONS OF THE FINAL TASK STATEMENTS. EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON JOB ACTIVITIES WAS GATHERED BY MEANS OF CLASSIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRES, JOB OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS AND A REVIEW OF WRITTEN MATERIALS. THIS DATA WAS THEN ANALYZED USING THE FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS METHOD. ONCE TASK STATEMENTS WERE FINALIZED, THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA'S) NEEDED TO PERFORM THE TASKS WERE DETERMINED. BOTH FUNCTIONAL (GENERAL) AND SPECIFIC SKILLS WERE INDICATED. EIGHT GENERAL CATEGORIES OF KSA'S WERE USED: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES, REASONING ABILITIES, ORAL COMPREHENSION, MEMORY, JUDGMENT, AND READING COMPREHENSION. THIS DOCUMENT LISTS THE JOB STATEMENTS BY CATEGORY WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH CATEGORY AND INCLUDES A MATRIX ILLUSTRATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KSA'S AND THE TASK. RESULTS OF A SEPARATE JOB FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE ARE ALSO INCLUDED.