Transcript What should you learn in this unit?

What should you learn in
UNIT 3
About problems confronting today's police recruiters
and the unique measures being tried to obtain a viable
applicant pool
About the hiring process and types of tests and
examinations that are used to hire and train police
officers
How the crime fighter image is the greatest obstacle in
accepting a realistic view of the police role
How the patrol vehicle has evolved and is used today
About the nature of patrol, including how the patrol
function is affected by the officer's shift assignment and
the nature of the beat to which he or she is assigned.
Key Terms
• Field Training Officer (FTO)
Police Training Officer (PTO)
Policing functions
Policing styles
Recruiting
"Sixth sense"
Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (H.
R. 218)
Patrol function
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• I think the necessity of being ready
increases. Look to it.
• —Abraham Lincoln
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• Learn how to be a policeman, because
that cannot be improvised.
• —Pope John XXIII
Introduction
• William Westley in his 1950
• study of the Gary, Indiana, Police Department,
where he found, among many other things,
• a high degree of group cohesion, secrecy, and
violence.1 It is now widely accepted that the
• police develop traditions, skills, and attitudes
that are unique to their occupation because
• of their duties and responsibilities.
RECRUITING QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS
• Wanted: Those Who Walk on Water.
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August Vollmer stated:
• August Vollmer stated:
• Law enforcement candidates should] have the
wisdom of Solomon, the courage of David, the
patience of Job and leadership of Moses, the
kindness of the Good Samaritan, the diplomacy
of Lincoln, the tolerance of the Carpenter of
Nazareth, and, finally, an intimate knowledge of
every branch of the natural, biological and social
sciences.
Hiring
• Also, people who are hired today will
become the supervisors of the future. For
all of these reasons, police agencies must
attempt to attract the best individuals
possible.
Officer’s come from
• Police applicants typically come from lowermiddle-class or working-class backgrounds;
• 4 they generally have a high school education
and a history of employment. They also tend; at
the application stage, to be enthusiastic,
idealistic, uninformed about the reality of police
work, and very different from the stereotype of
the police officer as authoritarian,suspicious, and
insensitive.
6 Factors
• Researchers have found that both males
and females listed the same six factors—
desire to help people, job security, crime
fighting, job excitement, prestige, and a
lifetime interest—as strong positive
influences in their career choices.
Psychology
• Police applicants, they learned, are
somewhat more psychologically
• healthy, are generally less depressed and
anxious, and are more assertive and
interested in making and maintaining
social contacts.
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• Some researchers have found that the
typical police applicant is very similar to
the average college student.
According to psychologist
Lawrence Wrightsman
• It is important that police applicants be incorruptible and
have high moral character. They should be well adjusted,
able to carry out the hazardous and stressful tasks of
policing without “cracking up,” and thick-skinned enough
to operate without defensiveness. They should have a
genuine interest in people and a compassionate
• sense of the innate dignity of others. Applicants should
also be free of emotional reactions, they should not be
impulsive or overly aggressive, and they should be able
to exercise restraint. This is especially important given
their active role in crime detection.
Thinking
• Common Sense + Street Smarts = Logical
skills.
• What do you think this means.
Recruiting Problems and
Successes
• Can you name some?
Hurdle Process
• used to weed out undesirable candidates.
• Tables 4-1 and 4-2 show the kinds of tests
and background checks that are used in
• selecting new officer recruits.
EXAMINATIONS USED TO SELECT NEW OFFICER
RECRUITS Table 4-1
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Personal Interview
Medical Exam
Drug Test
Psychological Evaluation
Physical Agility Test
Written Aptitude Test
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Personality Inventory
Polygraph Exam
Voice Stress Analyzer
Second- Language Ability Test
TABLE 4-2 BACKGROUND CHECKS USED TO SELECT
NEW OFFICER RECRUITS
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Criminal Record Check.
Background Investigation
Driving Record Check
Credit History Check
Volunteer Service Check
• Never get frustrated, Always go for your
goal. Do not allow anyone to tell you that
you cannot be a Law Enforcement 0fficer.
• Integrity is the key.