PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Assessment Centre, Lewis Terman, Sparwood
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Police selection procedures: a set of procedures used by the police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable candidates ie. fitness, cogn abilities, personality, and performance on job related tasks. Psych involved since early 20th century in selection. Lewis terman [1917] > used stanford-binet iq test to assist california select. Personality tests used in mid-20th century > [1940] recruits in lapd tested w/ humm-wadsworth temperament scale. By mid 1950s psych/psychiatric screening became standard. 1960/70s major changes to selection procedures in us: [1] 1967 us presidents commission on law enforcement and. Administration of justice > recommended higher educational req: [2] 1973, national advisory commission on criminal justice and goals. > recommended establishing formal selection processes [including tests of cognitive abilities and personality features] slection procedures similar in canada as us [background, medical, cogn/personality tests ie. rcmp police aptitude test/6 factor personality q]
