Chapter21 Question and answers rated A+ Chapter 2
Police Selection Procedures - correct answer A set of procedures used by the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates
- Characteristics are included by not limited to an applicants physical fitnes...
Chapter 2
Police Selection Procedures - correct answer ✔A set of procedures used by
the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable
candidates
- Characteristics are included by not limited to an applicants physical fitness,
cognitive abilities, personality, and performance on job-related tasks.
what approach does the RCMP use to screen applicants? - correct answer
✔hurdle approach
what are the requirements for RCMP? - correct answer ✔- At least 19 years
of age
- Prepared to carry firearm
- No criminal convictions that have not been pardoned, no criminal activity
within
one year of application date
- Willing to relocate anywhere within Canada
PARE - correct answer ✔Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation;
This assesses physical ability
T/F: RCMP applicants must complete a vision and hearing assessment? -
correct answer ✔true
what is the RCMP entrance exam called? - correct answer ✔RPAB
,what is contained in the RCMP entrance exam? - correct answer ✔The test
consists of two separate assessments:
- Six Factor Personality Questionnaire: assesses personality qualities that
have been deemed important for the job
- RCMP Police Aptitude Test: assesses cognitive aptitude
who is exempt from writing the RBAP? - correct answer ✔- **applications
who have received a bachelor's degree form a
recognized uni are exempt from writing the RPAB
what is the RMSI? what is it used for? - correct answer ✔- Regular Member
Selection Interview
Used to determine whether applications possess certain qualities that the
RCMP feels are important for the policing profession (communication skills,
problem solver, etc.)
Polygraph (RCMP applicant?) - correct answer ✔- Used in some Canadian
provinces
- Designed to assess applicant's suitability for police work
- Questions focus on topics covered in the Application Questionnaire (driving
history, drug and alcohol use, etc.)
how long/where is RCMP cadet training? - correct answer ✔- regina
- 24 weeks
KSA - correct answer ✔Knowledge, skills, or abilities needed to effectively
perform a job.
, Development of police selection instruments occurs in two stages- what are
they? - correct answer ✔1) *Job analysis stage*
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) of a good police officer must be
identified and carefully defined
2) *Construction and validation stage*
- develop and instrument measuring the extent to which applicants possess a
relevant KSA (*construction/measure construct*)
- determine the instrument's validity, or the extent to which the scores on the
instrument relate to measures of actual on the job performance
(*validation*)
Job analysis (what is it, how is it done?) - correct answer ✔Job analysis:
involves a procedure to identify and define relevant KSAs
- Can be done formally, using *observational techniques*
- Can be done rather informally, simply by asking members of a police agency
to
list the qualities they feel are essential to the job
What are some issues with job analyses that can arise - correct answer ✔1)
KSAs of a good police officer may not be stable over time
- Relevant study: Pugh 1985: Found that, at two years of service, police
officers who were enthusiastic and fit in well were rated as best officers, while
at 4 years of service, officers who were stable and responsible were given the
best ratings
2) Different kinds of policing jobs might require different KSAs
- Individuals may disagree over which KSAs are the most important can be
a challenge when trying to determine which KSAs should be assessed
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