NCJ Number
14605
Date Published
1974
Length
145 pages
Annotation
GUIDE TO CONCEIVING AND IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE PERSONNEL PROGRAMS AIMED AT PREVENTING LOSS DUE TO EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY.
Abstract
B. E. GORRILL ADVOCATES THE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION OF EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL SECURITY MEASURES AS A MEANS OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUSTAINED GROWTH OF A COMPANY. HE FEELS THAT CONFINING EFFORTS TO THE APPREHENSION OF DISHONEST EMPLOYEES MERELY TREATS THE SYMPTOM RATHER THAN THE PROBLEM. EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL SECURITY PROCEDURES BEGINS WITH SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO EVALUATE AND SELECT JOB APPLICANTS SO THAT THE UNSTABLE AND UNSUITABLE WILL BE REJECTED. THE PLACEMENT OF THE NEW EMPLOYEE IN HIS WORKING ENVIRONMENT SO AS TO INSPIRE ENTHUSIASM AND INCREASE MOTIVATION IS STRESSED. THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT AN EMPLOYEE IS BECOMING UNSTABLE ARE EXPLAINED. DETAILS ARE DISCUSSED PERTAINING TO THE ACCUMULATION OF PERTINENT INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYEES AND TERMINEES AS A METHOD OF CONTINUALLY IMPROVING AND ASSESSING PERFORMANCE AND DETECTING INTERNAL PROBLEMS AND INEFFICIENCIES EARLY. THE SELECTION AND HIRING OF A SECURITY SPECIALIST AS WELL AS THE USES OF THE POLYGRAPH IN EMPLOYMENT ARE COVERED. A SUMMARY CHECKLIST OF PERSONNEL SECURITY PROCEDURES IS PROVIDED. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN QUESTIONNAIRES, WORKSHEETS, FORMS, REPORTS, AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION VITAL TO EFFECTIVE PERSONNEL SECURITY EFFORTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)