NCJ Number
178786
Journal
Behavioral Sciences and the Law Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Dated: Autumn 1998 Pages: 473-478
Date Published
1998
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This study examined the relation between peer assessment and long-term job performance, based on data from law enforcement cadets who completed peer rankings of the likelihood of success in job performance.
Abstract
Study participants included law enforcement cadets who completed training at the University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy in 1989. Follow-up data were collected at 1 year and 6 years to assess job performance. Findings revealed that peer rankings were significantly correlated with supervisor ratings, absenteeism, and retention after 1 year of employment. Both subjective and objective job performance data collected from a variety of employing agencies after 6 years of employment showed that peer rankings were still significantly correlated with retention after 6 years but were not significantly correlated with any job performance index. The authors conclude that peer assessment data are potentially useful even after several years have passed. 5 references and 4 tables