NCJ Number
151260
Date Published
1994
Length
370 pages
Annotation
Based on the view that personnel are the most important part of a police agency or any other organization, this volume details a systematic approach to recruiting and selecting police personnel.
Abstract
The text emphasizes that police agencies must set high standards for their officers and be extremely selective when filling a position, because the applicant pool from which police recruits are selected is enormous but of poor quality. The discussion urges law enforcement administrators to look beyond the traditional models and consider a new paradigm to seek out individuals for law enforcement careers, because traditional models, although somewhat effective, are not responsive to the critical and future needs of communities. The text discusses announcing the vacancy, conducting the orientation, the written application, the background check, the polygraph, the oral interview, the medical evaluation, the psychological evaluation, lateral entry, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and future trends. Subject and author indexes; appended job description, forms, and Stanard study; and approximately 250 references