PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Police Psychology, Personality Test, Physical Fitness
16 Mar 2016
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Applying psychological science and practice to law enforcement environment: assessment, organizational consultation, intervention, operational support. Process by which police agencies select police officers from a pool of applicants screening out those with undesirable qualities or selecting in those with desirable qualities. Physical fitness, cognitive abilities, personality, and job-related abilities. He tested 30 police officers and firefighters and determined a. : terman uses iq tests to select officers in california minimum score of 80% was recommended. : thurstone uses iq tests to select police officers in detroit. 1950 police officers in los angeles (reasonable degree of accuracy) : humm and humm first to use psychological tests to select. Today selections interviews, cognitive ability tests; personality assessments, etc. : background checks, medical exams, physical fitness tests, There are some provincial and territorial differences in terms of how process is carried out. All agencies conduct background checks and require medical exams. Most use cognitive ability tests and personality tests.
