Psychological Profiling of Australian Police Officers: An Examination of Post-Selection Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Lough ◽  
Michael Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
First Year ◽  
Employment Testing ◽  
Selection Interviews ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
Psychological Profiling ◽  
Selection Of

The performance of two groups of Tasmania police employees (all of whom were constables or probationary constables) was evaluated after their first year of training and on-the-job employment. Group membership was a function of initial selection process — one group undertook detailed psychological profiling as part of their pre-employment testing, and the other group did not. The non-screened group was compared to the profiled (screened) group across a range of performance measures. Across seven out of eight measures, the screened group outperformed the non-screened group, with four of the differences statistically significant. The screened group also had a lower dropout rate. The simplest explanation of results suggests that a different quality of applicant is selected by the psychological profiling system, when compared to more traditional processes such as simple selection interviews. Implications for future selection of police personnel in Australia are also discussed.

scholarly journals NAJAH TADRIS AL-LUGHAH AL-‘ARABIYYAH BI AL-MUDKHALAT (AL-FI’AH AL-MUSTAHDAFAH) AL-JAYYIDAH

ALSINATUNA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Niswatush Sholihah
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Student Input ◽  
Quality Learning ◽  
Selection Of

Learning is basically an attempt to change or improve one's potential, prospective students (raw input) into a new individual (raw output) with a certain quality. Learning has three important elements, namely input, process and output. These three elements are closely interconnected. Indicators of learning success vary from one school to another school. By using qualitative method, this article aims to describe the success of Arabic language learning through selection process of new admissions to get quality student input because the quality of student input is one of the success factors of learning at school. Therefore, it is necessary for schools to held a selection of new admissions to get quality student input, so that the learning success will be easier to achieve.

scholarly journals Sleep Health Promotion in the Workplace

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Garbarino ◽  
Giovanni Tripepi ◽  
Nicola Magnavita
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Near Misses ◽  
Sleep Parameters ◽  
Work Accidents

A workplace sleep health promotion program was implemented in an Italian police unit from 2016 to 2017. Of the 242 police officers in the unit, 218 (90%) agreed to take part in the program. A crossover trial was made in which the police officers were divided into two groups that performed sleep health promotion activities in the first and second year, respectively. The first group of officers showed significant sleep improvements at the end of the first year, while the second group had similar or worse parameters than at baseline. At follow-up, a significant improvement in the quantity and quality of sleep was reported in both groups. Sleep improvements at follow-up were associated with a marked reduction in the frequency of accidents at work and near-misses. All sleep parameters showed a significant association with injuries and near-misses in univariate logistic regression analyses. Before the intervention, sleepiness was the best predictor of injuries (aOR 1.220; CI95% 1.044-1.426) and near-misses (aOR 1.382; CI95% 1.182-1.615). At follow-up, when sleep conditions had improved, insomnia symptoms were the most significant predictors of work accidents (aOR 13.358; CI95% 2.353-75.818). Sleep health promotion can be useful in police officers.

scholarly journals Prinsip pustakawan dalam seleksi bahan pustaka di Perpustakaan Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Ardhina Pratiwi Pratiwi
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Library Material ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Selection Principles ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Selection Of

Selection of library materials is an important activity which aims to determine the selection of library materials based on characteristics and needs of users. Library selection activities are conducted by professional librarians who have the ability to develop collections. Due to the importance of library materials selection activities, the researcher conducted a study at the Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan Library. This study aimed to describe the principles of the librarian in the library material selection process at the library of Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan. The study used the descriptive qualitative method, with sampling using the purposive sampling technique to the librarian and non-librarian at the Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan Library. The data collection technique in this study used the semi-structured interview instruments. The researcher used the scope of library material selection principles consisting of the traditionalist, liberal and pluralistic view. According to the liberal view; the study results showed that librarians were not able to market the library through the approach to students. To the traditionalist view, the main principle in meeting the needs of students was based on the quality of library materials. While the pluralistic view suggested that most students were not satisfied with the literature available at the Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan Library. Based on that, the Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan 1 Pacitan Library has applied the traditionalist principles which can be seen from the quality of library materials that will be accessible to the students.

scholarly journals The Psychological Empowerment and its Relationship to the Quality of Job Life for the Palestinian Police Personnel in Hebron Governorate: التمكين النفسي وعلاقته بجودة الحياة الوظيفية لدى أفراد الشرطة الفلسطينية في محافظة الخليل

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (47) ◽  
pp. 173-150
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Sulaiman Masri, Kamal Makhamreh Ibrahim Sulaiman Masri, Kamal Makhamreh
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
The Status

The study attempts to identify the psychological empowerment and its relationship to the quality of job life for the Palestinian police personnel in Hebron governorate. The study population consisted of (835) male and female police officers, whereas the study sample consisted of (161), who were chosen by a simple random sample method and the results were as follows: The level of psychological empowerment of Palestinian police personnel was high, and there were statistically significant differences at the level (α≤0.05) in the averages degree of psychological empowerment over the total score due to the years of experience variable in favor of police personnel who have (11 years or more) of experience. There are also statistically significant differences at the level (α≤0.05) in the averages of the degree of psychological empowerment of police officers over the total score due to the educational level variable. The degree of job quality of the Palestinian police personnel was high. There were no statistically significant differences at the (α≤0.05) level in the averages of the degree of job quality on the total degree due to the variables of years of experience and educational level. Also, there is a statistically significant relationship at the level of significance (α≤0.05) between the total score of the psychological empowerment averages and the quality of work life for police personnel. The study recommended the need to reinforce the status of Palestinian police by maintaining the quality of their career and enabling them to continually improve their performance.

The Selection of Federal Political Executives

1964 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dean E. Mann
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Government Work ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
Selection Of

Central to the problem of obtaining intelligent and effective management and policy direction in the federal government are the sources and procedures used in the selection of federal political executives. These executives, occupying positions usually subject to presidential appointment and senatorial confirmation, constitute the “key group in making representative government work within the executive branch.” Through them the President directs and controls his administration, creates political support, and establishes lines of defense for his political program. Increasing attention has been paid to the selection process in recent years because of frequent reports of extreme difficulty in recruiting able people, inability to retain their services, and allegations that those who have served have proven less than adequate. The problem as broadly stated by the (Jackson) subcommittee on National Policy Machinery of the Senate Committee on Government Operations is: “how to make the quality of appointments of private citizens to national services keep pace with the spiraling complexity and difficulty of foreign policy and defense problems.”

scholarly journals Selection of student nurses at Bafokeng Nursing College

Curationis ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Setsoe
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Drop Out Rate ◽  
Nursing College ◽  
First Time ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Selection Of

Bafokeng Nursing College is a privately owned institution situated at the Impala Mines in Bophuthatswana. It selects and trains student nurses from all parts of Southern Africa in the comprehensive four-year course who at qualifying are free to work for Genmin or anywhere else in the country. The College is affiliated to Medunsa in offering the four-year comprehensive course. Selection is limited because of limited facilities. The old selection process was evaluated in 1985 and the new selection process started functioning in 1986 when the new course was offered for the first time at the College. With the new selection process, the drop-out rate is very low, the pass rate has improved and the quality of nursing care is improving.

scholarly journals Risk factors for stress among police officers: A systematic literature review

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Petros Galanis ◽  
Despoina Fragkou ◽  
Theodoros A. Katsoulas
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
Meta Analyses

BACKGROUND: Stress is common among police personnel leading to several negative consequences. OBJECTIVE: We performed a systematic literature review to identify risk factors for stress among police officers. METHODS: We searched PubMed and Scopus electronic databases through to July 2018 and we conducted this review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The Newcastle-Ottawa scale was used for studies quality assessment. RESULTS: After selection, 29 cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria and included in the review. The average quality of studies was low since no study was rated as having low risk of bias, three studies (10.3%) as moderate risk and 26 studies (89.7%) were rated as having high risk of bias. Stress risk factors were summarized in the following categories: demographic characteristics; job characteristics; lifestyle factors; negative coping strategies and negative personality traits. CONCLUSIONS: Identification of stress risk factors is the first step to create and adopt the appropriate interventions to decrease stress among police personnel. The early identification of police officers at higher risk and the appropriate screening for mental health disorders is crucial to prevent disease and promote quality of life.

scholarly journals Evaluation of biochemical indicators of apple fruits quality for the complex selection of the valuable source material for breeding

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 02019
Author(s):  
Tatiana Prichko ◽  
Elena Ulyanovskaya ◽  
Natalia Droficheva
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Composition ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Genetic Origin ◽  
Scientific Center ◽  
Apple Fruits ◽  
Selection Of

The generalized results of a comprehensive long-term assessment (2015-2019) of biochemical and technical indicators of the quality of apple fruits of promising varieties (Malus domestica x Borkh.), including: the valuable initial parental forms and new varieties of regional selection, different in ploidy and genetic origin are presented, grown in the conditions of the South of Russia. This work used the generally accepted modern methods and programs for the variety study of fruit plants developed at the North Caucasian Federal Scientific Center for Horticulture, Viticulture, Wine-making (NCFSCHVW). The aim of the study was to select the source material of the apple fruit quality, which is valuable for the breeding, and the sources of the target traits based on the analysis of longterm data on the assessment of the biochemical composition of promising varieties of different ploidy and genetic origin. As a result of the comprehensive assessment of the main indicators of the quality of apple fruits in a varietal section, the sources of significant traits of apple tree for breeding use were identified: large-fruited, bright red and pure yellow color, improved chemical composition of fruits. According to the data of a longterm studies of the quality indicators of the apple fruits of introduced varieties and varieties of selection of the FSBSI NCFSCHVW, genotypes with an improved biochemical composition were identified for the use in the selection process: diploids: Champion, Orpheus (sugar content 10.5% and 10.8%, respectively); triploids: Soyuz, Vasilisa and the diploid variety Fortuna (vitamin C - more than 10.0 mg / 100 g); diploids: Margo, Vasilisa (P-active substances - more than 110.0 mg / 100 g).

scholarly journals SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN BEASISWA DOKTOR UNTUK DOSEN POTENSIAL DENGAN METODE SMART

JURTEKSI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Ardi Ardi ◽  
Irfan Fadhli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract: The role of lecturers in higher education is one of the most influential parts of the quality of students produced. Lecturer educational qualifications are also an important aspect of improving academic and institutional quality. Selection of foundation scholarships in the form of doctoral education currently has problems in choosing prospective lecturers. In the selection of doctoral scholarships for potential lecturers, there is still subjectivity in their selection manually. As a supporting medium in determining the selection of potential lecturers to obtain doctoral education foundation scholarships and testing the SMART (Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique) method to provide scholarship recommendations for prospective lecturers. The selection process uses the SMART method because this method is able to solve multi-criteria problems from the foundation, in this case the Chancellor of the Indonesian Community Development University. Furthermore, the criteria are processed using an application built using the PHP and MySQL programming languages to test these criteria. From the application built, it can be concluded that Yuanita, M.Si with a score of 0.7342 and Khairuddin Tampubolon, M.Si with a score of 0.6311 are entitled to get a doctoral education scholarship from the foundation. Then subjective and computerized decisions can be obtained in this study..            Keywords: Decision Support Systems; Mysql; PHP ; Potential Lecturer Scholarships, Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique.  Abstrak: Peran dosen di perguruan tinggi adalah salah satu bagian paling berpengaruh dari kualitas mahasiswa yang dihasilkan. Kualifikasi pendidikan dosen juga merupakan aspek penting untuk meningkatkan kualitas akademik dan kelembagaan. Pemilihan beasiswa yayasan dalam bentuk pendidikan doktor saat ini memiliki masalah dalam memilih calon dosen. Dalam pemilihan beasiswa pendidikan doktoral untuk dosen potensial masih ada subjektivitas serta dalam seleksi mereka secara manual. Sebagai media pendukung dalam menentukan seleksi dosen potensial untuk memperoleh beasiswa yayasan pendidikan doktoral dan menguji metode SMART (Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique) untuk memberikan rekomendasi beasiswa bagi calon dosen. Untuk proses seleksi menggunakan metode SMART karena metode ini mampu menyelesaikan masalah multi-kriteria dari yayasan dalam hal ini Rektor Universitas Pembinaan Masyarakat Indonesia. Selanjutnya, kriteria diproses menggunakan aplikasi yang dibangun menggunakan bahasa pemrograman php dan mysql untuk menguji kriteria ini. Dari aplikasi yang dibangun dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa Yuanita, M.Si dengan nilai 0,7342 dan Khairuddin Tampubolon, M.Si  dengan nilai 0,6311 berhak mendapatkan beasiswa pendidikan doctoral dari yayasan. Kemudian keputusan subyektif dan terkomputerisasi dapat diperoleh dalam penelitian ini. Kata kunci: Beasiswa Dosen Potensial; Mysql; PHP; Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique; Sistem Pendukung Keputusan.

scholarly journals Fuzzy Optimization Model for post harvest selection process of Pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S2) ◽  
pp. 421-425
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Fuzzy Optimization ◽  
Carya Illinoinensis ◽  
Membership Functions ◽  
Post Harvest ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
Selection Of

The quality of food is associated with a set of properties and characteristics that can be considered from its chemical and nutritional physical composition that have the ability to meet the needs of the consumer. The paper aims to evaluate the application of fuzzy logic in the evaluation and classification of the selection of pecans in the post harvest process using tests and instruments that determine their best quality. Fuzzy logic has proven to be very effective with matlab/simulink to develop and simulate the entire system, through an appropriate choice of rules and membership functions and applying the Mamdani method to defuzzification the results considering they are positive.

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