TARRANT COUNTY (TX) - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL SELECTION PROCEDURES - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 38052
• Author(s): D K KERSEY
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 29 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-015-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TECHNICAL ASISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE TARRANT COUNTY (TX) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN DEVISING APPROPRIATE TESTS FOR THE SELECTION OF PATROLMEN AND JAILERS UNDER THE NEWLY-INSTITUTED COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

IT WAS FOUND THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO TEST INCUMBENT JAILERS AND PATROLMEN TO ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR THE SUBSEQUENT TESTING OF APPLICANTS. THIS PRE-TESTING WAS CARRIED OUT AND TWO VARIABLES WERE IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT - PREDICTED SUPERVISORS PERFORMANCE RANK AND PREDICTED EMPLOYMENT TENURE - FOR THE FUTURE TESTS.