A Police Officer’s Tacit Knowledge Inventory (Potki)

Establishing construct validity and exploring applications

Bibliographic Data

ID21178218
AuthorsTeresa Z Taylor (0000-0003-3508-8439, Boise State University, corresponding author), P Elison-Bowers (Boise State University), Patt Elison‐Bowers (Boise State University), Eric Werth (0000-0003-0724-1598), E Bell (0000-0001-9026-7224, Boise State University), Edward C Bell (0000-0003-4811-3066, Boise State University), Juan Carlos Carbajal (0000-0001-7814-1725, Boise State University), J Carbajal (Boise State University), Kenneth Brock Lamm (Boise State University), Efren Velazquez (0000-0002-1984-4268, Boise State University)
Year2013
Volume14
Issue6
Pages478-490
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolice Practice and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1561-4263 • E-ISSN: 1477-271X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15614263.2013.802847
OpenAlexW2026453817
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited46

Research summarizes the construction of a Police Officer’s Tacit Knowledge Inventory (Inventory), a situational judgment test comprised of knowledge gained on-the-job by experienced police officers, and examines if it can play a role in the development of expertise. Correlation and regression analysis was done to establish the Inventory’s ability to predict post-Academy graduation performance. Results show that Inventory response patterns correlate with Supervisor ratings; and the Inventory responses correctly predict significant differences between novice patrol officers and experienced police officers

Construct validity · Knowledge management · Management · Officer · Political science · Psychometrics · Situational ethics · Supervisor · Tacit knowledge · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Employer Branding and e-HRM · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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