A merit system of police employment is established when an independent civil service commission, in cooperation with the city personnel section and the police department, sets standards for three of the following issues. Which of the following is NOT set by a merit system?Group of answer choicesRecruitment criteriaPerformance standardsDiscipline proceduresEmployment qualifications

A principal of a high school seeks to establish rules and systems in the school that reflect a meritocracy. Which of the following goals must these systems achieve if the principal is to successfully establish a meritocracy? I. Outcome equalityII. Skill equalityIII. Opportunity equality A.I onlyB.III onlyC.II and III onlyD.I and III only

Which of the following refers to a system that is based on preference given to employees determined by length of service and is used as a defense to Title VII discrimination?Multiple choice question.MeritSeniorityFiduciaryIndependent contractor

In a Title VII employment discrimination case, what are the valid forms of testing allowed under the merit defense? (Check all that apply.)Multiple select question.Criterion-related validityStandard deviation validityConstruct validityContent validity

Which of the following choices best represents how work performance was improved?Police officers required to perform specific policing tasksDecision-making capabilitiesScreening of the candidate’s psychological profileRequired testing of police applicants of competence skills

Which of the following choices best represents how work performance was improved?Decision-making capabilitiesAttendance of a police school or academyScreening of the candidate’s psychological profileHave an established chain of command and ranking of police officials