NCJ Number
38690
Date Published
Unknown
Length
41 pages
Annotation
THIS EVALUATION PROCEDURE MANUAL PRESENTS SCALES FOR RATING THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF POLICE OFFICERS IN NINE AREAS CONSISTENTLY IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT.
Abstract
DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN AREAS, THE MANUAL FIRST COVERS THE EVALUATION OF PATROLMEN AND DETECTIVES, AND THEN DETAILS EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS, CAPTAINS, AND OTHER SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL. ONE (LOW) THROUGH TEN (HIGH) POINT SCALES ARE USED TO RATE PATROLMEN AND DETECTIVES IN THE AREAS OF RELIABILITY AND ACCEPTABLE ATTENDANCE, JOB KNOWLEDGE, JUDGMENT, USE OF EQUIPMENT, DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, DEMEANOR, COMPATABILITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND WORK ATTITUDE. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL ARE PLANNING AND SCHEDULING, LEADERSHIP, BUDGET INPUT, ADMINISTRATION OF APPRAISAL SYSTEM, CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS, SUBORDINATE SELF DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS WITH OTHERS, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, DECISION MAKING, ADAPTABILITY/ DEPENDABILITY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DEMEANOR. EACH CRITERION IS DEFINED, AND THE MEANINGS OF THE NUMERICAL RATINGS FOR EACH ARE EXPLAINED. THE PATROLMAN SCALES AND SPECIFICS USED ARE BASED ON A STUDY CONDUCTED BY PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 56 POLICE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. RATING EXPLANATIONS ARE STATEMENTS MADE BY POLICE OFFICERS, BOTH PATROLMEN AND SUPERVISORS, CONCERNING WHAT THEY VIEW AS HIGH, AVERAGE, AND LOW LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.