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Criminal Law - The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel (4th Ed.)

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Book Synopsis: Over the years, the assessment center method of evaluating and selecting individuals to fill technical, supervisory, and management-level positions has proven to be highly successful in municipal police and fire departments. This fourth edition expands upon the concepts and principles presented in the previous editions and numerous chapters have been extensively edited and reformatted. New sections have been presented on the critical EMS problem as well as Public Education Exercises. The chapter Best Practices in Assessment Center Exercises provides many new examples of how candidates can achieve superior performance in many different kinds of assessment exercises. The text continues to offer invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Included topics are the advantages of the assessment center; objections to assessment centers; typical and effective assessment exercises; center design and administration; selection and training of assessors; candidate evaluation, scoring, and feedback; preparing for an assessment center; best practices; greatest blunders; and ensuring candidate satisfaction with assessment methods. A substantial appendix offers many valuable resource tools: typical in-basket items; guidelines for scoring; group problem-solving exercises; tactical fire problem scenario; employee meeting exercise; citizen interview exercise; role-playing exercises; shift meeting exercise; community meeting exercise; room configurations, typical schedules; and candidate feedback questionnaires and forms. This fourth edition continues to be the most authoritative source for assessment center management.

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Looking to advance your career in the police or fire department? Look no further than The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel (4th Ed.). This comprehensive book is packed with valuable insights and techniques to help you succeed in assessment center evaluations. With its proven track record in municipal departments, the assessment center method has become the gold standard for selecting candidates for higher positions.

In this expanded fourth edition, you'll find updated concepts and principles, along with new sections on critical EMS problems and Public Education Exercises. Whether you're aiming for a technical, supervisory, or management-level position, this book covers it all. Learn from numerous examples and best practices to discover how you can achieve superior performance in various assessment exercises.

What sets this book apart is its focus on reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for candidate selection. Gain a deeper understanding of the advantages of assessment centers and overcome common objections. Explore different assessment exercises, center design and administration, and the selection and training of assessors. You'll also learn how to evaluate candidates, score their performance, and provide quality feedback.

To further support your journey, the book includes a substantial appendix filled with valuable resource tools. From in-basket items to scoring guidelines, group problem-solving exercises to tactical fire scenarios, you'll have everything you need to excel in assessment center evaluations.

Don't miss out on this authoritative source for assessment center management. Take the first step towards your future success by grabbing your copy of The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel (4th Ed.) today!

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