The Selection of Entry-Level Corrections Officers: Pennsylvania Research.

Sproule, Charles F.; Berkley, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ636609

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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The Selection of Entry-Level Corrections Officers: Pennsylvania Research.

Sproule, Charles F.; Berkley, Stephen

Public Personnel Management, v30 n3 p377-418 Fall 2001

Discusses test validation studies, adverse impact analyses, and job analyses used to validate assessment procedures for screening corrections officer candidates in Pennsylvania. Addresses psychological screening, background investigations, and assessment fairness. (Contains 50 endnotes.) (SK)

Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Entry Workers, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Test Validity

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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