PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Language Testing, Job Performance, Job Analysis
27 Sep 2016
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Police discretion (in reading) is not on exam! Generating a huge pool of applicants so that you can choose someone. A better chance to get better cops if the pool is huge versus small. The process by which police agencies select police officers from a pool of applicants o. Either screening out those with undesirable qualities or selecting in those who have desirable qualities. Screening out is much more common health issues, etc. Biases, lack of empathy, impulse control, criminal record, mental. Applicants are assessed for physical fitness, cognitive abilities, personality, and job- related abilities. 1917: terman uses iq tests to select officers in california o. 1922: thurstone uses iq tests to select police officers in detroit o. 1950: humm and humm use psychological tests to select police officers in los angeles. 1960-1970: psychological and psychiatric screening procedures standard in many.
