Disqualifying Police Selection Process

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The police selection process can be lengthy and expensive and there are two different methods to selecting applicants to go further with the selection process. One method for selecting is "weeding out," which turns over a much smaller cohort of candidates (Doerner, 2016). This method focuses on disqualifying candidates based on negative aspects or one failed part of the rigorous selection process. By disqualifying a candidate that fails one part of the many parts of the selection process, the department can reduce the number of candidates that make it to the more expensive tests of the process. This advantage of this selection process is that it can save money, helping the department in need of officers. Another advantage is that it can prevent

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