NCJ Number
84216
Date Published
1982
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This bibliography on police selection includes works on legal and governmental guidelines, recruiting and selection techniques, and personality and intelligence testing.
Abstract
Other topics are use of the polygraph to verify applicants' backgrounds, the predictability of academy grades, successful probation, employee terminations and awards, and supervisors' ratings in various categories. Journal articles, doctoral dissertations, research studies, technical manuals, surveys, and books are included. Most works were published in the 1960's and 70's. The unannotated entries are listed in alphabetical order by author; there are no chapters or indexes.