Transportability of Validity of the National Police Officer Selection Test for a Large Eastern Metropolitan Police Department

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 707-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred M. Rafilson ◽  
Steven P. Allscheid ◽  
Joan G. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Metropolitan Police ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Selection Test ◽  
National Police ◽  
Police Officer Selection

This study compared the position of police officers in a large eastern U.S. metropolitan police department to the sample of police officers ( N = 250) used originally to develop and validate the National Police Officer Selection Test (POST). A method was used which provided a basis for conducting studies of the transportability of validity, i.e., studies which demonstrate that test evidence on validity developed in a particular location can be effectively used as evidence of validity in an entirely new location, with other examinations validated using a content validity strategy. Content Validity Indices from the new sample's job analysis ( N = 115) correlated highly ( r = .89) with the original job analysis data ( N = 250). Further analyses indicated no significant differences between samples with regard to ratings of importance of skills identified as essential for successful performance of the police officer's position. Finally, a multivariate approach was used as a more conservative means of comparing job profiles. A discussion of the implications of these findings for making decisions about the transportability of validity is provided.

Seven Criterion-Related Validity Studies Conducted with the National Police Officer Selection Test

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Rafilson ◽  
Ray Sison
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Preemployment Screening ◽  
Selection Test ◽  
National Police ◽  
Police Officer Selection

This is a summary of seven criterion-related validation studies conducted in the United States with The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST), a content-valid, entry-level, basic skills examination used by law enforcement agencies for preemployment screening. Correlations between POST scores and various training and work performance criteria are presented. The results provide additional evidence for the criterion-related validity of the POST as a preemployment selection instrument for law enforcement candidates.

The Temporal Stability of the National Police Officer Selection Test

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1259-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Henry ◽  
Fred M. Rafilson
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Report Writing ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Selection Test ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
National Police ◽  
Police Officer Selection

The National Police Officer Selection Test is a basic skills test of four subsections: mathematics, reading, grammar, and incident report writing. The purpose was to examine the temporal stability of the test in a sample of job applicants. Test-retest reliability coefficients were computed for a sample of 1215 police officer applicants. Reliability was evident at 17 different test-retest intervals. Also, the reliability of test did not differ significantly between applicants who had passed both times and those who failed both times. The results attest to the reliability and long-term stability of the test.

scholarly journals PROTECTION OF THE HONOR AND DIGNITY OF NATIONAL POLICE EMPLOYEES

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Albina Batechko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Personal Safety ◽  
External Assessment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
National Police

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the protection of the honor and dignity of the National Police of Ukraine. The notion of honor and dignity of a police officer is considered and analyzed. The author revealed the meaning of the terms «dignity» and «honor» and provided a definition of honor and dignity of police officers within the independence of these terms and pointed out the main difference between these concepts. The article identifies the current state of national and international legislation on the protection of honor and dignity. The main characteristics and indicators of professional honor and decent behavior of a police officer are given. It is noted that the real protection of the honor and dignity of police officers in practice is virtually ignored and, according to current statistics, offenses against the honor and dignity of police officers are indicators of latent crime. The experience of European countries, namely Poland and France on the mechanism of protection of personal safety and security of police officers is considered. The main provisions of the draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of Ukraine to protect the honor and dignity of employees of the National Police of Ukraine, members of public formations for the protection of public order and the state border and servicemen» № 5050. It has been found that the honor of the police officer is a directly external assessment of the police officer from the society or the relevant social group, which characterizes the moral appearance of the entire personnel of the bodies and units of the National Police of Ukraine. The dignity of the police officer is the internal self-esteem of police officers as a moral personality that is significant for the environment, for society, and determining the significance of the police as a professional based on its achievements, self-esteem. The protection of the honor and dignity of the police as a citizen of Ukraine is carried out on general grounds and does not guarantee a certain level of protection during the execution of police officers.

Consent searches: understanding the role of race and what occurs during the traffic stop

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-623
Author(s):  
Anthony G. Vito ◽  
Elizabeth L. Grossi ◽  
Vanessa Woodward Griffin ◽  
George E. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Racial Profiling ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Focal Concerns ◽  
Focal Concerns Theory

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making during a traffic stop that results in a consent search. The study uses coefficients testing to better examine the issue of racial profiling through the use of a race-specific model. Design/methodology/approach The data for this study come from traffic stops conducted by the Louisville Police Department between January 1 and December 31, 2002. Findings The results show that the three components of focal concerns theory can explain police officer decision making for consent searches. Yet, the components of focal concerns theory play a greater role in stops of Caucasian male drivers. Research limitations/implications The data for this study are cross-sectional and self-reported from police officers. Practical implications This paper shows the utility of applying focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making on consent searches and how the effects of focal concerns vary depending on driver race. Social implications The findings based on focal concerns theory can provide an opportunity for police officers or departments to explain what factors impact the decision making during consent searches. Originality/value This is the first study (to the researchers’ knowledge) that examines the racial effects of focal concerns on traffic stop consent searchers using coefficients testing.

scholarly journals Introduction of the Project “Community Police Officer” as a Step towards Strengthening Local Security Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
O. I. Bezpalova
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Community Police ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Security Infrastructure ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Training Community ◽  
National Police

The author has emphasized on the importance of strengthening the institutional capacity of local self-government agencies to address their challenges, including in the field of public safety, in particular by strengthening local security infrastructure. It has been stated that the urgent issue of the present time is to update the tools of interaction between the local population and the police to achieve a common goal – to ensure public order and safety at the regional level focused on the needs of citizens. It has been emphasized that it is currently important to use the positive foreign experience of organizing the work of the police agencies and units. On the basis of studying this experience it is advisable to implement pilot projects aimed at creating a safe environment for citizens, which should implement effective local security infrastructure. To this end, the project “Community Police Officer” was launched in 2019 as part of the reform of the National Police in Ukraine. Particular attention has been paid to the fact that the main purpose of the project “Community Police Officer” is to ensure close cooperation between police officers and amalgamated community, where police activities are primarily focused on the needs of the community. It has been argued that a characteristic feature of the project “Community Police Officer” is the focus on the introduction of a qualitatively and meaningfully new format of policing, where the needs of the community, local population should be in priority, which should be studied and ensured by keeping constant contacts between police officers and local population. The main innovations of this project have been analyzed. The powers of the community police officer and the district police officer have been differentiated. The key stages of the project “Community Police Officer” have been outlined. Specific features of training community police officers have been characterized, since it directly affects the effectiveness of their duties and the state of public order and safety within a particular amalgamated community. The peculiarities of evaluating the effectiveness of the community police officer’s work have been revealed. The author has emphasized on the importance of developing Regulations on the organization of community police officers’ work and developing an effective mechanism for elaborating the training programs for community police officers.

scholarly journals Specifics of physical activity in the conditions of official activity of employees of the National Police of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
V. A. Didkovsky ◽  
K. V. Pleva ◽  
O. V. Kuzenkov ◽  
V. V. Bilyk ◽  
O. A. Arsenenko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Police Training ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Body ◽  
Memory And Attention ◽  
National Police

Based on the analysis of the peculiarities of the official activity of the employees of the National Police of Ukraine, it has been established that the performance of official tasks mostly takes place in extreme conditions and involves the application of police measures by law enforcement officers. This causes significant physical and psychological stress and impairs the physical health of employees. It is stated that the official activity of employees of most units of the National Police of Ukraine is determined by irregular working hours, daily shifts, frequent services for the protection of public safety and order. This leads to constant overload and, over time, to chronic fatigue. It is established that the specifics of physical activity during the performance of official duties by police officers are determined by the police department and due to the functional responsibilities of employees. The reasons that determine the physical activity of police officers have been identified: the performance of official duties related to the protection of public safety and order, service in daily uniforms; physical training in the system of police training, participation in competitions in professional and applied and other sports. There are objective and subjective indicators used to determine the amount of physical activity of police officers. Subjective are: the feeling of difficulty in performing the work, the inability to continue its implementation in the prescribed amount and pace, fatigue, and so on. It is stated that objective indicators play a key role in assessing the level of physical activity. Among them there are external and internal. External indicators include indicators that are evaluated by its external parameters: speed, pace, number of repetitions, load, and so on. To the internal - indicators of biochemical, physiological, psychological changes in the body due to specific loads. Prospects for further research are to examine the effect of stress on police memory and attention during service.

scholarly journals Badges and Bongs: Police Officers’ Attitudes Toward Drugs

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401880535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cody Jorgensen
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Education Attainment ◽  
Punitive Attitudes ◽  
Metropolitan Police ◽  
Drug Activity ◽  
Control Drug

For unknown reasons, the research investigating police officers’ attitudes toward drug use is underdeveloped. One study, by Wilson, Cullen, Latessa, and Wills, has directly investigated police officers’ perceptions toward general vice crimes (including drug use) and perceived appropriate sanctions for committing these offenses. This article built upon that study. A survey measuring officers’ attitudes toward drugs was developed and used to gather data from a large metropolitan police department in the South. Responding officers displayed fairly serious and punitive attitudes toward drug offenses. In addition, they reported an interventionist attitude, believing that more can and should be done to control drug activity. Individual officer characteristics, such as education attainment and political ideology, were more strongly associated with drug attitudes than law enforcement indicators, such as rank and experience with the vice/narcotics unit.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION OF PRECINCT OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL POLICE OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Dmytro Shvets ◽  
◽  
Vadym Barko ◽  
Yuliia Boiko-Buzyl ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Psychological Features ◽  
National Police

The article highlights the results of the study of psychological features of interpersonal interaction of district officers of the National Police of Ukraine. A district police officer, like every police officer, in the process of professional activity performs important law enforcement functions to ensure security, respect for rights and freedoms, on the basis of partnership and police care, so close contact with citizens and colleagues, so his communicative potential depends on the success of official tasks. The ability to communicate with people, establish psychological contact, overcome barriers to communication, listen, listen and hear, answer questions, influence, provide and obtain the necessary information, etc., determine not only the quality of work of a police officer in general, but also efficiency activities of the National Police of Ukraine in general. The presented study of interpersonal communication of police officers is based on the use of two recognized psychodiagnostic methods, namely the interrogation questionnaire for interpersonal interaction T. Leary and the abbreviated version of the questionnaire of the Big Five in the adaptation of O. John, L. Naumann, S. Soto. In general, the selected questionnaires allowed to determine the professional features of communication of district police officers in the vectors of extroversion and introversion, friendliness and aggression, dominance and dependence. The profile of a district police officer has been found to combine wall and hyposthenic characteristics, allowing them to combine stern, masculine traits and patterns of behavior in interpersonal relationships with milder, emotionally benevolent manifestations. Personal characteristics such as honesty, extroversion, moderate flexibility, openness to new experiences, low levels of neuroticism indicate that district police officers tend to have a mixed type of response in the process of interpersonal interaction. It has been proven that the use of questionnaires provides an objective and comprehensive description of the style of interpersonal behavior of police officers, which will improve the quality of professional selection of police officers, increase the efficiency of teamwork and increase public confidence in the police.

scholarly journals Tactical and psychological context of communication between a police officer and offenders.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Oleksandr Tsaryov
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Communication Technique ◽  
Police Contacts ◽  
Psychological Training ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
National Police

The article reveals the features of the tactical and psychological context of communication between police officers and offenders. Сommunication processes play an important role in the activities of the National Police of Ukraine. In this regard, it is expedient to impose certain requirements on the communicative competence of the personnel of the National Police of Ukraine. The essence of the problem of professional communication of a police officer, modern approaches to the definition of «tactical and psychological context of communication» are revealed. The principles of professional training levels are characterized. Tactical and psychological context of communication is the implementation in a particular situation of a communication strategy based on mastery of techniques and knowledge of the rules of communication. Communication technique is a set of specific communication skills: speaking and listening. The essential characteristics of communication causes of conflicts are presented. However, officers spend much more time talking to complainants, witnesses, suspects, and the public at large than they do engaging in tactical encounters, although all police contacts involve some degree of proper tactics. Clearly, the relationship between the two must be understood. Emphasis is placed on the indicative and predicative process of communication. It is proved that the effective interaction of police officers with citizens is the key to ensuring an appropriate level of public safety in society. The complex of issues of content, organization and provision of ways of psychological training includes issues of its management, planning, determining the content of psychological training, organization and methods of conducting psychological training, accounting and evaluation of results achieved in psychological training, personnel, logistics and scientific providing psychological training.

scholarly journals National Police of Ukraine as a Party to a Police Service Contract

2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-148
Author(s):  
S. V. Vereitin
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
The State ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Police Agency ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Service Contract ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Right ◽  
National Police

Scientific approaches to determining the legal status of the employer in labor relations have been studied considered. The author has studied the norms of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”, which determine the identity of the employer and his authority to enter into a police service contract. It has been noted that the state is the employer in labor legal relations of police officers. However, employer powers in accordance with Part 1 of the Art. 63 of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police” are delegated from the state to the National Police of Ukraine. Employer powers are directly exercised by the head of the police agency granting the right to accept and dismiss from the police. This person, on the one hand, is a representative of the employer, on the other hand – an employee. It has been stated that the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”, defining the identity of the employer in the labor legal relations of police officers, did not enshrine the labor rights and responsibilities of the National Police of Ukraine as an employer. It is recommended to clearly define the list of labor rights and responsibilities of the National Police of Ukraine as an employer in the Law of Ukraine “On the National Police”. The following groups of labor rights of the National Police of Ukraine should be envisaged: 1) the right to select on the position of a police officer; 2) the right to accept, transfer and dismiss from the police; 3) the right to demand from the police officer to perform his / her functional duties; 4) the right to organize and manage the service; 5) the right to apply incentives; 6) the right to compensation ин police officers for the damage caused to the property of the police agency as a result of the violation of their functional duties by police officers. It is also necessary to consolidate the following groups of labor responsibilities of the National Police of Ukraine: 1) ещ provide the police щаашсук with work that meets the job descriptions and functional responsibilities of the relevant position; 2) ещ create appropriate service conditions necessary for the performance of functional duties; 3) to ensure proper rest of police officerі; 4) to provide timely financial support to police officerі and in the full extent; 5) to provide social protection for police officers; 6) to ensure the protection of the life and health of police officers, the life and health of family members, as well as their property.

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