PSYC 2700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Polygraph, Personality Test, Psych

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2700
• Professor: Rebecca Mugford

Document Summary

History of police selection (not on exam: 1917, 1922, 1950. : humm and humm use psychological tests to select police. : thurstone uses iq tests to select police officers in detroit (police. : terman uses iq tests to select officers in california (minimum score of 80 recommended) officers are unintelligent) officers in los angeles (reasonable degree of accuracy) standard in many agencies selections interviews, cognitive ability tests; personality assessments, etc. : background checks, medical exams, physical fitness tests: 1960s-70s. : psychological and psychiatric screening procedures: today. Police selection in canada: police selection definition: process by which police agencies select police officers from a pool" of applicants". Physical fitness, cognitive abilities, personality and job related ability. Screening out/ selecting in: provincial & territorial differences, all require background checks & medical exams, most use cognitive ability and personality tests, rcmp multi-hurdle approach". The police selection process (design: job analysis. Procedure to identify and define ksa"s (knowledge, skills & abilities)