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GUIDE FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF POLICE PERSONNEL

NCJ Number
17032
Author(s)
B L BIRTCHER; B L BIRTCHER
Date Published
1972
Length
141 pages
Annotation
SYSTEMATIZES SELECTION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH BE OF BE ASSISTANCE IN DETAILING A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR POLICEMEN IN CITIES IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Abstract
THE STEPS AS OUTLINED AND DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER ARE (IN ORDER OF THEIR SUGGESTED USE): RECRUITING MEASURES; USING APPLICATION FORMS; RATING PHYSICAL AGILITY; USING WRITTEN TESTS; CONDUCTING ORAL INTERVIEWS; OBTAINING SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS; DIRECTING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS; USING PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; USING POLYGRAPH TESTS; AND, USING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.