Deck 6: Selection and Development

Question 1

Specialized training attempts to __________.

A) prepare officers for life outside of policing
B) prepare officers for specific tasks and involvement in units or positions
C) prepares officers for specialization in community relations
D) none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding problem-based learning?

A) Incorporates andragogical principles
B) Typically occurs in a collaborative environment where communication skills are stressed
C) Can be introduced in training academies in stages
D) All of the above are true

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This prohibits any discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, religion, national origin, or sex:

A) Davis v. City of Dallas
B) Title VII
C) BFOQ
D) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Pre-employment standards, pre-employment testing, and recruit screening methods are all examples of __________.

A) development
B) training
C) selection
D) promotions

Question 5

This case ruled that having a minimum height requirement was discriminatory:

A) Shield Club v. City of Cleveland
B) Dwyer v. City of Miami
C) Clark v. City of San Jose
D) Vanguard Justice Society v. Hughes

Question 6

This is a new type of field-training program that trains officers in the principles and concepts of community policing:

A) Andragogy
B) BFOQ
C) Reno model
D) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a strategy suggested by the Recruitment Toolkit?

A) Collaboration with other police agencies in recruiting
B) Limiting recruitment to senior staff
C) Streamlining the recruitment and selection process
D) Engaging and including the community in recruitment efforts

Question 8

What is the term for the degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure?

A) Reliability
B) Job analysis
C) BFOQ
D) Validity

Question 9

Recruit training, program orientation, and curriculum development and content are __________.

A) methods of selection
B) methods of promotion
C) methods of development
D) methods of recruitment

Question 10

This is the process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job:

A) Training
B) Pedagogy
C) Job analysis
D) Education

Question 11

What is the purpose of in-service training?

A) To socialize the new officer
B) To provide regular updating of all members of the department
C) To provide guidance for the career path
D) None of the above

Question 12

What is an assessment center?

A) It is a process that attempts to measure a candidate's potential for a particular managerial position.
B) It evaluates recruits for possible hiring.
C) It reviews police behavior in use of force situations.
D) It is an interview panel consisting of police and citizens.

Question 13

What term is defined as the focus on the process that establishes correct and valid thinking patterns?

A) Conflict resolution
B) Ethics
C) Cognitive learning
D) Reality training

Question 14

____________ identifies the behaviors necessary for adequate performance.

A) Career growth
B) Cognitive learning
C) Job task analysis
D) Reliability

Question 15

Training is best described as __________.

A) the process of instructing the individual how to do the job by providing relevant information about the job
B) the process of selecting the criteria that departments want their police officers to possess
C) the process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
D) none of the above

Question 16

This court case upheld the standard requirement that police applicants not have recent or excessive histories of marijuana use:

A) Shield Club v. City of Cleveland
B) Davis v. City of Dallas
C) Dwyer v. City of Miami
D) Clark v. City of San Jose

Question 17

This court case upheld drug-testing requirements and the rejection of applicants who tested positive for narcotics:

A) Shield Club v. City of Cleveland
B) Davis v. City of Dallas
C) Dwyer v. City of Miami
D) Clark v. City of San Jose

Question 18

This court case ruled that an employer's requirement of a high school education and two standardized written tests for a position disqualified a higher percentage of blacks than whites:

A) Terry v. Ohio
B) Davis v. City of Dallas
C) Griggs v. Duke Power Company
D) None of the above

Question 19

This court case ruled that selection and promotion tests must be shown to be related to job performance:

A) Davis v. City of Dallas
B) Shield Club v. City of Cleveland
C) Griggs v. Duke Power Company
D) Albemarle Paper Company v. Moody

Question 20

The Supreme Court upheld the police department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit for applicants:

A) Davis v. City of Dallas
B) Shield Club v. City of Cleveland
C) Dwyer v. City of Miami
D) Clark v. City of San Jose

Question 21

One of the most effective strategies to attract diverse applications is to specifically target them for recruit purposes.

Question 22

All police departments use a physical agility test to eliminate applicants.

Question 23

According to a 2010 survey of the Cincinnati Police Department's academy program, no relationship was found between military experience and academy performance or active service performance.

Question 24

No evidence exists that stressful training is a valid way to train recruits.

Question 25

With the complex nature of the police role and the need to use discretion wisely, increased emphasis should be placed on using pedagogical methods of instruction.

Question 26

An andragogical approach to police training would benefit the police recruit with respect to topics that are relevant to community policing.

Question 27

Many police training programs are heavily oriented toward teaching facts and procedures to the exclusion of theories, concepts, and analytical reasoning.

Question 28

Validity is a measure's ability to yield consistent results over time.

Question 29

The majority of police departments nationwide require a college degree for recruitment purposes, while all require at least a 2-year college degree.

Question 30

Police Training Officer (PTO) emphasizes adult learning principles utilizing problem based learning.

Question 31

Today, police departments are permitted to set maximum age levels for new recruits.

Question 32

Cognitive learning is training that goes beyond a specific skill or task and instead focuses on the process that establishes correct and valid thinking patterns.

Question 33

Under the ADA, blanket exclusions of individuals with a particular disability are permissible.

Question 34

Career growth can involve training within and outside the department and attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department.

Question 35

Stringent minimum and maximum heights and weight requirements were standards for most departments in the past, and still serve as standards for most departments today.

Question 36

Health-based screening tends to eliminate the negative effect on female applicants.

Question 37

Training is the process of how whereas education is the process of why.

Question 38

A selection method can be considered to have a legally disparate impact when the selection rate of a group is less than 50 percent of the most successful group.

Question 39

Generally, a criminal record will automatically disqualify one from police service.

Question 40

Some jurisdictions have ruled polygraph examinations for applicants illegal due to false positives.

Question 41

As the chief of police, would you want to screen in or screen out the applicants? Explain why you would select one over the other.

Question 42

Discuss at least two pre-employment standards that have changed over the past fifty years.

Question 43

As the commander of a police academy, how would you establish the program orientation and the philosophy and instructional method of the academy?

Question 44

As an applicant trying to get on the average police department, explain the steps that you would have to go through during the hiring process.

Question 45

Which type of program-FTO or PTO-seems most effective? Explain.

Question 46

Matching
-Cognitive learning

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 47

Matching
-Validity

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 48

Matching
-Lateral entry

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 49

Matching
-Pedagogy

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 50

Matching
-Davis v. City of Dallas

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 51

Matching
-Specialized training

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 52

Matching
-Career growth

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 53

Matching
-Andragogy

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 54

Matching
-Reliability

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority

Question 55

Matching
-Education

A) Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
B) Upheld the department's requirement of 45 hours of college credit
C) The art and science of helping adults learn
D) A measure's ability to yield consistent results over time
E) Attempts to prepare officers for specific tasks
F) The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
G) The art and science of teaching children
H) The degree to which a measure actually assesses the attribute it is designed to measure
I) Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
J) The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority