PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Job Analysis, Language Testing, Weight Gain

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: craigbennell

Document Summary

Police selection: the process by which police agencies select police officers from a pool of applicants, either by screening out those with undesirable qualities or selecting in those with desirable qualities. Screening out is the easiest and most common thing to do such as criminal record, drug use, disability: applicants are assessed for physical fitness, cognitive abilities, personality, and job- related abilities. The police selection process (know for exam: police selection involves two stages: Job analysis: define what knowledge, skills, and abilities (ksas) make a good police officer, this can be done formally (using surveys or observational methods) or informally (by asking) Asking a chief what an ideal police officer is will answer differently than when a 3rd year officer is asked the same question. Agreement on ksas: key characteristics include: honesty, reliability, sensitivity, communication skills, motivation, problem solving skills, team work.