Chapter 2- Police Psychology Questions With 100% Verified Guaranteed Pass.
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POLICE OFFICER.
Police selection procedures - correct answer a set of procedures used by the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates
Who are some people that have been involved in the selection of police since the 20th c...
Police selection procedures - correct answer a set of procedures used by the
police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates
Who are some people that have been involved in the selection of police since the 20th century? -
correct answer psychologists
What is the RCMP's Police Aptitude Test and what does it measure? - correct answer
mental ability test designed to determine an applicant's potential aptitude for police work.
What does the six factor personality questionnaire measure? - correct answer
measure conscientiousness
Some police agencies use ______ (edmonton) for police selection, while others don't (hamilton police
service) - correct answer polygraph
Give some examples of police selection procedures that are used - correct answer
1. background checks
2. medical exams
3. selection interviews
4. personality tests
5. drug testing
6. physical agility tests
7. polygraph tests
8. recommendation letters
9. cognitive ability test
The approach the RCMP has adopted for selecting officers is called the _____ approach. What does this
mean? - correct answer -Hurdle
, -the applicant has to successfully jump over each successive hurdle to remain in the race
What are the 11 main hurdles one would have to jump over to become a police officer with the RCMP? -
correct answer 1. Meet job requirements
What is the RCMP entrance exam called, and what are the 2 assessments that make up the RCMP
entrance exam? - correct answer -RCMP entrance exam is called the RPAB
-RPAB consists of 2 separate assessments
1. The Six Factor Personality Questionnaire
2. RCMP police aptitude test
What does the six factor personality questionnaire assess? - correct answer
conscientiousness
What does the RCMP police aptitude test (RPAT) assess? - correct answer -
cognitive aptitude with things such as:
-composition
-comprehension
-judgement
-observation
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