NCJ Number
59208
Editor(s)
C D SPIELBERGER
Date Published
1979
Length
336 pages
Annotation
THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING POLICE SELECTION IS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED; METHODOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SELECTION PROCEDURES ARE IDENTIFIED.
Abstract
TWENTY-TWO CONTRIBUTERS, EXPERTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, PROVIDED THE MATERIALS FOR THIS STUDY OF THE SELECTION AND EVALUATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. IN COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTERS, THE AUTHORS REVIEW AND EVALUATE CURRENT POLICE SELECTION PROCEDURES AND EXPLAIN RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND PERSONNEL SELECTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. REPRESENTATIVE SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDES JOB ANALYSIS IN POLICE SELECTION RESEARCH, THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF SUPERVISORY AND PEER SCALES FOR POLICE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE MEASURES OF POLICE OFFICER PERFORMANCE, DEVELOPMENT OF A WRITTEN TEST FOR POLICE APPLICANT SELECTION, CHANGING POLICE VALUES, AND IMPLICATIONS OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROCEDURES. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALID PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS AND WOMEN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITIONS. IN ADDITION, SEPARATE CHAPTERS CONSIDER THE RELEVANT TOPICS OF ON-THE-JOB ANALYSIS, PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, AND THE USE OF BIODATA AND NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES. THE BOOK IS DESIGNED FOR USE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND POLICE PERSONNEL OFFICERS. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED WITH EACH CHAPTER; STATISTICAL TABULAR DATA AND DIAGRAMS ARE PROVIDED.