The Police Officer Tacit Knowledge Inventory (POTKI): Towards Determining Underlying Structure and Applicability as a Recruit Screening Tool

What is it about?

The study examines using the Police Officer Tacit Knowledge Inventory (a situational judgment test) to assess problem solving ability among novice Police Officers.

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Why is it important?

Research into the training and preparing of police applicants has shown that problem solving is a skills that is important to the job. There have been calls to incorporate a measure that assesses problem solving skills into the police applicant screening process.