SOCI 2150 Study Guide - Stapler, Ottawa Police Service, Debriefing
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Forensic psychology 2400 a: chapter 2: police psychology. High level corruption: violent crime, denying civil rights, criminal enterprise, property crimes, major bribes. Low level corruption: tampering evidence, being above inconvenient laws, minor bribes, playing favorites, gratuities. Police selection procedures: a set of procedures used by the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates. These include: features, physical fitness, cognitive abilities, personality, and performance on various job-related tasks. Police selection process: some of the most common police selection procedures are semi-structured interviews, psychological tests, and the use of assessment centres, screen in- applicants with good qualities, screen out- applicants with undesirable qualities. Job analysis: a procedure for identifying the knowledge skills and abilities that make a good police officer. Across the ranks the following skills are important: honesty, reliability, sensitivity to others, good communication skills, high motivation, problem-solving skills, team player.
