Correlates of the Selection Validation Survey with Police Officer Field Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21352277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William H Menton (0000-0002-0151-712X, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, corresponding author), David M Corey (0000-0001-6512-4512, Corey & Stewart, Portland, Oregon), Yossef S Ben‐Porath (0000-0002-4597-6280, Kent State University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-48 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality Assessment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3891 • E-ISSN: 1532-7752 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00223891.2023.2182692 |
| PMID | 36857474 |
| OpenAlex | W4322726854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the present study, we examined performance rating correlates of the Selection Validation Survey (SVS), an informant rating form used to describe the characteristics of newly hired public safety personnel following their initial training period. We correlated SVS ratings for n = 174 police officers with aggregate scores derived from daily performance observation ratings provided by their field training officers (i.e., senior law enforcement officers assigned to train, observe, and evaluate police recruits during a formal 16-week training period). Results generally indicated moderate to strong associations between conceptually similar SVS ratings and field training officer scores, providing evidence that the SVS variables validly summarize performance-relevant data accrued during the field training period. For example, a single SVS item asking the rater to characterize the officer’s overall field performance correlated highly in the expected direction (Spearman’s rho = −.69) with a composite of daily ratings describing the officer’s observed field performance and problem-solving skills. Taken together, these findings indicate that the SVS meaningfully and efficiently captures a range of important information regarding the performance and professional skills of new police officers, providing a useful validation criterion for predictors of police officer performance
Field (mathematics) · Field training · Law enforcement · Medical education · Officer · Political science · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Law · Medicine · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |