[IPAC-List] Seeking information about the Suffolk County Police Exam of the 1990's

[Joel Wiesen]

Harry, Mike, All,

Has anyone done any post exam validation research to see how the people 
hired from this exam did on the job?

Joel


Joel P. Wiesen, Ph.D., Director
Applied Personnel Research
62 Candlewood Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583-6040
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On 12/16/17 2:22 PM, Mike McDaniel wrote:
> I used to have the technical reports, but no longer do. My memory is 
> that the cut-off score for the pass/fail cognitive test was set at 1% 
> (99% passed)
>
> Mike
>
> On Dec 13, 2017 10:53 PM, "Harry Brull" <harry at bcgconsultinggroup.com 
> <mailto:harry at bcgconsultinggroup.com>> wrote:
>
>     Joel,
>     I am in close contact with the principal author of the project.
>     Before I approach her, however, can you tell me the purpose behind
>     your request?
>     The bottom line and alleged controversy (thank you, Linda
>     Gottfriedson) was the non-use of cognitive testing. The rationale
>     behind that was straightforward.
>     Applicants were required to have a 4-year college degree.
>     Cognitive test scores did not predict, or add to prediction, of
>     OTJ job performance.
>     In lay terms, if you were smart enough to earn a four-year degree,
>     you were smart enough to be a cop - and more smarts didn't
>     translate into better job performance.
>
>     Harry
>
>
>     Harry Brull - Senior Partner
>     BCG Consulting Group
>     612.414.8998 <tel:612.414.8998>
>     harry at bcgconsultinggroup.com <mailto:harry at bcgconsultinggroup.com>
>
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>     Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 2:00 PM
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>     Subject: Re: [IPAC-List] Seeking information about the Suffolk
>     County Police Exam of the 1990's
>
>     Correction:
>
>     Dennis Doverspike suggests that it was Nassau not Suffolk country
>     in NY.
>
>     Thanks for the info, Dennis.
>
>
>     Joel P. Wiesen, Ph.D., Director
>     Applied Personnel Research
>     62 Candlewood Road
>     Scarsdale, NY 10583-6040
>     http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelwiesen
>     <http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelwiesen>
>     (617) 244-8859 <tel:%28617%29%20244-8859>
>     http://appliedpersonnelresearch.com
>     <http://appliedpersonnelresearch.com>
>
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>     On 12/13/17 2:35 PM, Joel Wiesen wrote:
>     > Back in the 1990's, a team of eminent I/O psychologists developed an
>     > entry-level police officer exam for Suffolk County, NY. The exam
>     > became controversial, in part due to the choice and weighting of the
>     > components.
>     >
>     > I recall attending a SIOP presentation about the exam development
>     > process, but I cannot find any documentation for this presentation.
>     >
>     > I am seeking any published (or unpublished) material describing this
>     > project.
>     >
>     > Thanks.
>     >
>     > Joel
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
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