Police Hiring Process Analysis

List and discuss the different phases of the police hiring process. There are 100 applicants for every police officer position. In larger cities announcements for police officer positions usually generate about 1000 applicants.
A civil service type of application is one of the most commonly used application process for police recruits. The application contains basic information; name, address and background information like education and experiences, some applications will even go beyond the simple stuff to ask about your criminal history information or any convictions of a criminal nature. On the application it may also ask the applicant to provide a list of references who can affirm the applicant’s reliability, honesty and other personal
The interview is conducted in front of the police review board which usually consists of 4 to 6 sworn officers along with a department personnel officer and maybe a representative of the community. Usually the police review board will ask questions regarding his or her reasons and motivations for wanting to become a police officer. Other questions will be geared toward the candidate’s willingness to adjust to the work environment (shift changes or overtime). Also the review board will ask candidates questions about hypothetical situations; this will allow the review board to judge the candidate’s exercise of
Some areas that are checked out would be education, employment history, military service and criminal records. Another component to background investigations is for police agencies to interview spouses of the applicants and give them a general idea of the job that their spouse is seeking. This component helps the spouse understand danger on the job, shift changes and overtime and other important aspects of the job. Usually police applicants are asked to submit a medical exam. The medical exam can be done by the designated physician for the police agency or can be done by a physician of the applicant’s choice. The medical exam is a crucial part of the selection process; it helps identify any medical impairment now, so later on down the road it won’t hurt the applicants job performance; like heart, back or knew problems. These problems if not taken care or not really looked at can cause problems down the road which can jeopardize the applicant’s life or a fellow