Using Assessment Centers in Selecting Entry-Level Police Officers: Extravagance or Justified Expense?

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary F. Coulton ◽  
Hubert S. Feild
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Police Agency ◽  
Assessment Centers ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Center Program ◽  
Use Of Assessment ◽  
Selection Of

Effectively screening-out candidates who have potential to become “liability-prone” officers is crucial to any police agency. The critical nature of appropriate selection is readily apparent when we consider the serious ramifications that the inappropriate actions of even a single officer can have for the agency itself as well as for the community as a whole. The present paper contends that assessment centers are a viable option for selection of entry-level police officers. The literature on the use of assessment centers is reviewed, and arguments are made regarding the potential utility of employing this technique with police applicants. Recommendations are offered for implementation of an assessment center program for selection of entry-level police officers.

GUIDANCE FOR POLICE AND GENDARMERIE OFFICERS - HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN CORONAVIRUS RISKY ENVIRONMENTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Kolencik
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Police Agency ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Information Leaflets ◽  
Basic Facts ◽  
Selection Of

These guidelines provide basic facts about COVID-19 and suggests adequate procedures related to protection of police officers from SARS-Cov2 virus infection and contamination while performing their regular duty, intervention and police operation. Low enforcement officers within different units may get familiar with various risky COVID-19 zones, preparedness for a risky duty and the selection of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The guidelines recommend the propre dressing and use of PPE during police duty, decontamination and disinfection procedures, undressing as well as bio-waste management. This Guidance can be freely distributed only to law enforcement agencies. Each police agency can use this framework of guidelines and adapt it to its national or regional situation and legislation.Guidelines also include information leaflets in a separate ZIP attachment.

Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis A. Joiner
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Center ◽  
Assessment Centers ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Constructed Response ◽  
Use Of Assessment ◽  
Job Simulation ◽  
Current Guidelines ◽  
And Training ◽  
Simulation Exercises

In 1989, IPMA published the then current Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations. The following document is an update of those guidelines. These guidelines were developed and endorsed by specialists in the use of assessment centers. The guidelines are a statement of the considerations believed to be most important for all users of the assessment center method. For instance, the use of job-related simulations is a core concept when using assessment centers. Job simulation exercises allow individuals to demonstrate their abilities in situations that are important on the job. As stressed in these guidelines, a procedure should not be represented as an assessment center unless it includes at least one, and usually several, job-related simulations that require the assessee to demonstrate a constructed response. Other important areas covered include considerations for assessor selection and training, using “competencies” as the target dimensions, validation issues and issues involving participant rights. If followed, these guidelines should maximize the benefits to be obtained by users of the assessment center method.

Selection of salesmen by means of an assessment center.

1968 ◽  
Vol 52 (1, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas W. Bray ◽  
Richard J. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Center ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Let’s find the evidence: An analogue study of confirmation bias in criminal investigations

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Eerland ◽  
Eric Rassin
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Confirmation Bias ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Case File ◽  
District Attorneys ◽  
Tunnel Vision ◽  
Analogue Study ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
Selection Of

People involved in criminal proceedings (e.g. police officers, district attorneys, judges, and jury members) may run the risk of developing confirmation bias, or tunnel vision. That is, these parties may readily become convinced that the suspect is guilty, and may then no longer be open to alternative scenarios in which the suspect is actually innocent. This may be reflected in a preference for guilt-confirming investigation endeavours, as opposed to investigations that are aimed at confirming, or even excluding, alternative scenarios. In three studies, participants read a case file, and were subsequently instructed to select additional police investigations. Some of these additional endeavours were guilt- confirming (i.e. incriminating), whereas others were disconfirming (i.e. exonerating). Results suggest that additional investigation search was guided by an initial assessment of the suspect’s guilt (Study 1). Furthermore, participants’ tendency to select incriminat- ing investigations increased with increased crime severity, and with the strength of the evidence present in the case file. Finally, the selection of incriminating investigations was associated with conviction rates (Study 3). However, in general, participants did not favour incriminating endeavours. That is, in the three studies, the percentages of selected incriminating endeavours did hardly or not exceed 50%.

scholarly journals Psychological and legal aspects of improving the effectiveness of professional selection to the National Police of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
V. Barko
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Component System ◽  
National Police ◽  
Optimal Set ◽  
Selection Of

The article is devoted to the problems of searching for psychological and legal opportunities to optimize the professional selection of personnel of the National Police of Ukraine. The foreign and domestic experience of psychological selection of police officers is analyzed, the typical psychodiagnostic tools, which are used in this regard are considered. It is concluded that the existing state regulatory framework for the selection of police officers requires improvement – developing a set of psychodiagnostic methods, determining the psychological requirements of a profession for a policeman’s personality, establishing indicators of psychological suitability to police activities. The expediency of introducing a three-component system of psychological selection of police officers are substantiated, an optimal set of psychodiagnostic methods for determining professional suitability is offered.

Prognostische Validität eines Assessment Centers für den Studien- und Berufserfolg von Berufs offizieren der Schweizer Armee

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 170-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon P. Gutknecht ◽  
Norbert K. Semmer ◽  
Hubert Annen
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Center ◽  
Assessment Centers

Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde das Assessment Center für angehende Berufsoffiziere der Schweizer Armee anhand von drei Kriterien evaluiert: Studienerfolg, Leistungsbeurteilung durch den direkten Vorgesetzten sowie Status (Zugehörigkeit zum Generalstab). Dieses Instrument stellt seit 1996 die Hauptvoraussetzung dar, um zum Studium als Berufsoffizier an der Militärakademie (vormals Militärische Führungsschule) an der ETH Zürich zugelassen zu werden. Speziell ist, dass dieses AC in den ersten drei Jahren (1993-1995) nur zur Potentialbeurteilung, nicht aber zur Selektion eingesetzt wurde. Von den Kandidaten aus diesen drei Jahren liegen nun in einem zeitlichen Abstand von sechs bis acht Jahren Leistungsbeurteilungen aus dem beruflichen Alltag sowie Angaben zum Status vor. Es zeigt sich, dass das AC gegenüber den Schulnoten sowohl bezogen auf die Studienleistung wie auch auf die beiden Berufserfolgskriterien inkrementelle Validität aufweist. Allerdings erweist sich die Abschlussnote des Studiums als besserer Prädiktor hinsichtlich des Status.

scholarly journals APOE2 AND AGING-RELATED OUTCOMES IN 261,000 UK BIOBANK OLDER ADULTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S221-S222
Author(s):  
Chia-Ling Kuo ◽  
Luke C Pilling ◽  
George A Kuchel ◽  
David Melzer
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Reference Range ◽  
Assessment Centers ◽  
Red Cell ◽  
Cell Width ◽  
Width Distribution ◽  
Extreme Longevity ◽  
Underlying Diseases ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract ApoeE2 (e2) has both protective and adverse effects on health outcomes, which needs to be considered when targeting e2. We aimed to understand the role of e2 in aging via associations between e2 and a selection of aging traits using UK older adults of European descent. e2e3 (n=32,262) and e2e2 (n=1,629) were compared to e3e3 (n=153,567), adjusted for sex, age, genotyping arrays, assessment centers, and the first five genetic principal components. We found that e2 was associated with both parents top 10% survival (OR=1.14, 95% CI: 1.06-1.24), reduced risks of hypertension (OR=0.93, 95% CI: 0.91-0.96) and coronary heart disease (OR=0.86, 95% CI: 0.82-0.89), but red cell width distribution above the reference range (OR=1.17, 95% CI: 1.09-1.26). Additionally, e2 was minimally associated with frailty, cognitive function, and physical measures, suggesting that its association with parental extreme longevity may be controlled by mechanisms underlying diseases.

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