recruitment & selection
What do recruitment videos tell us about policing?
Who officers are & what they do/what policing is
This term refers to measuring what you think you are measuring
validity
T/F: If you have every smoked marijuana, you can never be a police officer.
False. As long as it was not recent/current/substance abuse concern.
this type of learning environment is focused on adults
Andragogy
this type of training is required of all officers and updates them yearly or more often
in-service training
Describe the most commonly depicted officer in the Omaha recruitment video
white men
This term refers to the consistency of measurement over time or repeated uses
reliability
Most recruit screening tests use this method
screening out
The program curricula should include these two elements
mission statement & ethical considerations
officers might need this kind of training for promotions or to move up from patrol
specialized training
This type of policing was not shown in the Omaha recruitment video
community policing
validity
hiring standards generally have to meet these legal standards
not discriminatory; job related
these topics are updates to the traditional police curriculum
lateral hires/lateral entry
T/F: The New Zealand video focused on a person being chased
False
all valid tests also have this property
reliability
T/F: All police departments use the same tests to evaluate candidates
False: tests vary by state and sometimes agency
when officers are done with the academy they start:
field training programs/problem-based learning in the field
this type of assessment gives candidates materials and role-playing to assess how well they would do the tasks of supervision or other specialized work
assessment centers
T/F: The Springfield test was a valid indicator of only agility.
False
why reliability & validity are important for hiring
validity means you are hiring who you want to hire and reliability means you aren't missing good candidates bc of testing quirks
These investigations evaluate a candidate's past experience, behavior, and work history
background investigation
the evidence that stress-based teaching works
there is limited, if any evidence this approach works
this term refers to additional growth after initial training and certification is complete
development