Exam 5: Police Recruitment, Selection, and Training

Special recruitment efforts may be made to recruit women, racial/ethnic minorities, military veterans, multilingual persons, and college graduates, and those with previous police experience.

If recruitment efforts result in a diverse pool of candidates, there is more opportunity for diverse officers to be hired.

______ consists of primarily classroom training on the skills of police work.

Research shows little variation between the average salaries of new police recruits and supervisors.

Most departments use ______ as the basis for job assignments and shift preferences.

What are the two main goals of recruitment?

Why is it critical for recruiters to understand the motivations of those who seek careers in policing?

When women or people of color are hired or promoted based not on qualifications, but on race or sex, it is called ______.

Which of the following is a passive method of recruitment?

Personal contacts and referrals are a(n) ______ method of recruitment.

The largest percentage of police academies are operated by ______.

It is important for recruiters to know candidates' motivations for becoming police officers because they can emphasize these factors in their recruitment efforts.

______ are intended to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled individuals, and other protected groups while correcting past discrimination.

Police departments' failure to hire qualified minority candidates is a ______ issue.

Individuals seeking careers in policing today are no different than those who sought similar careers decades ago.

Recruitment strategies should be adjusted to attract and retain the best possible candidates.

Recruitment budgets vary little between police departments, regardless of size or geographic location.

Identify at least three benefits, other than salary, that may enhance the desirability of employment in a police department.

______ protections are in place to minimize political considerations in job-related processes, and to ensure government employees are recruited, hired, and promoted based on job qualifications and merit and demoted or dismissed only for cause.

Explain the difference between Community Service Officers (CSOs) and the Police Explorer Program.