Research in Law Enforcement Selection (Aamodt, 2004)

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Reference Title: Research in Law Enforcement Selection (Aamodt, 2004)
Author: Aamodt, M.G.
Publication Type: Textbook
Publication Date: 2004
Course Level: Advanced
Credits: 5
Price: $50.00
About This Course: This is the most definitive meta-analysis of the validity of various selection procedures for law enforcement personnel.
  1. Overview of this CE Home-Study Program
  2. Information About the Course
    1. Educational Objectives
    2. Target Audience
    3. Schedule
    4. Cost and Refund/Cancellation Policy
    5. Author Credentials
    6. Number of CE Credits Offered
    7. Location and Format
    8. Detailed Description of Program Material
  3. Conflict of Interest Statement

1. Overview of this CE program (top)

This home study course entails the independent study of the text Research in Law Enforcement Selection (Aamodt, 2004), followed by the completion of a multiple-choice test on-line. Participants who pass the test will receive 5 CE credits. Failing participants may retake the test as often as they wish at no additional charge, and receive CE credit when they do pass.

A copy of the text for this course is available at Amazon.com, where you may purchase a copy of the text for about $18.

More detailed information on the content of this article is given in section 2h below.

APR Testing Services is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. APR Testing Services maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

2.a Educational Objectives (top)

Upon completion of this home study program, the participant will have read and understood the entire book, and will be able to demonstrate, through responses to a written test, theoretical and practical knowledge of the following aspects of the selection of law enforcement personnel:

  1. How to interpret meta-analysis results of employment selection research
  2. The level of criterion-related validity of various measures of cognitive ability
  3. The level of criterion-related validity of various demographic characteristics, such as education, military experience
  4. The level of criterion-related validity of various measures of non-cognitive ability, including: personality characteristics and vocational interests, interviews, assessment centers, and physical ability tests
  5. The relationships among various predictors of job performance, and among various job performance criteria, and the relationship of sex, age, and race with job performance.

2.b Target Audience (top)

This CE program is intended for licensed, doctorate-level psychologists, as well as other interested professionals (e.g., senior human resource executives and consultants; upper-level managers).

2.c Schedule (top)

Access to program registration and post-test is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

2.d Cost and Refund/Cancellation Policy (top)

The fee for this home-study program is $50, which is $10 per CE credit. The fee is fully refundable for 60 days or until the post-test is taken, whichever comes first.

A copy of the text for this course is available at Amazon.com, where you may purchase a copy of the text for about $18.

2.e Author Credentials (top)

The author of the book you will read for this home-study course is Dr. Michael Aamodt. Dr. Aamodt is a professor of psychology at Radford University in Virginia. He is a Diplomate in Police Psychology, Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, and a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology, American College of Forensic Examiners. He is the author of a textbook titled, "Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology" that is now in its fourth edition.

2.f Number of CE Credits Offered (top)

Participants who complete this course by taking and passing the multiple-choice test will receive 5 CE credits.

2.g Location and Format (top)

This activity requires independent home-based study of a textbook (Aamodt, 2004). Following completion of the reading material, participants complete an Internet-based multiple-choice post-test on the textbook content.

2.h Detailed Description of Program Material (top)

Publication citation:

Aamodt, M.G. (2004). Research in Law Enforcement Selection. Boca Raton: BrownWalker Press.

From the publisher:

This book is the most comprehensive reference ever written for individuals interested in law enforcement selection. The chapters contain meta-analyses (statistical reviews of the literature) investigating the validity of methods used to predict police performance. These methods include education requirements, cognitive ability, background variables (e.g., military experience, arrest record, discipline problems at work), personality inventories, interest inventories, physical agility tests, assessment centers, and interviews.

The first chapter in the book is a short primer on meta-analysis that informs the reader about the purpose of meta-analysis and how to interpret the meta-analysis tables contained in the book. Chapter 2 describes the methods used to conduct the meta-analyses for this project. Chapters 3-11 list the meta-analysis results for the various predictors of police performance. Chapter 12 describes a meta-analysis of the relationships among criteria (e.g., performance ratings, discipline problems, commendations), Chapter 13 describes a meta-analysis of the relationships among selection methods, and Chapter 14 describes a meta-analysis of the relationship between the various criteria and sex, race, age, and tenure. Chapter 15 summarizes the previous chapters and identifies future research needs.

3. Conflict of Interest Statement (top)

APR Testing Services (APR) has no known conflict of interest with respect to this CE program. APR has not received any commercial support for this CE program.