DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED EXAMINATION PROCEDURES FOR THE PROMOTION OF POLICE OFFICERS IN NEW YORK CITY FINAL REPORT - PHASE 3 - TEST SPECIFICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAM DESIGN

• NCJ Number: 11465
• Author(s): B SHIMBERG; R THORNTON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 228 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: New York City Dept of Personnel
• Corporate Author: Educational Testing Service
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS OF STUDY, INCLUDING OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY, TAXONOMY OF POLICE BEHAVIORS, SELECTION STRATEGIES, AND SAMPLE PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES.

Abstract

THE STUDY OBJECTIVES WERE TO PERFORM JOB ANALYSES FOR THE POSITIONS OF SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAIN WITH RESULTANT FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS, DESIGN A TEST PROGRAM, DETAILED TEST PLANS AND SAMPLE TEST ITEMS FOR EACH POSITION, COMPILE BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR CANDIDATE USE, AND DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PROGRAM TO TEACH THE NEW TECHNIQUES. A STUDY BY-PRODUCT, A TAXONOMY (HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION) OF POLICE BEHAVIORS, IS GIVEN. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR A TWO-STAGE PROMOTION SYSTEM, A NEW TESTING FORMAT, AN URBAN COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS TEST, AND FOR FURTHER STUDIES OF THE PROMOTION PROCEDURES.