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Selection and Development
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Using communication and tactics to give officers time to deal with combative persons, the mentally ill, or distraught persons
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Focuses on the process that establishes valid thinking patterns
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The process of providing a general body of knowledge on which decisions can be based as to why something is being done while performing the job
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A new program aimed at training recruits in the community-policing concepts of community partnerships and problem solving
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Can involve training within or outside the department and it attempts to match the needs of the individual with those of the department
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The ability of a police officer to transfer from one department to another, usually without losing seniority
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A teaching method in which trainees are presented with real-life problems to solve
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A job-related standard that is permissible if a particular characteristic can be shown to be necessary for successful job performance even though it may discriminate against minorities
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The art and science of helping adults learn
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A program to update department members on a wide variety of subjects
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The art and science of teaching children
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Validating selection and testing methods by identifying the behaviors necessary for adequate job performance