Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 1988
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Committee Chair
Philip Tolin
Second Committee Member
Dennis M. Dennis
Third Committee Member
James L. Eubanks
Abstract
Washington State Patrol Trooper Cadets serve in a number of positions, a number of locations across the state and for varying lengths of time before they are selected to attend the academy. The purpose of the present research was to determine whether these factors were related to subsequent academy performance and job performance.
To that end, 255 cadets hired between 1979 and 1985 were studied. The results indicated that only pre-academy assignment duration was significantly correlated with academy completion and academy performance. Implications for further research and departmental policy are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Hamack, Richard Franklin, "Pre-Academy Placement in the Washington State Patrol: Factors Associated with Academy and Job Performance" (1988). All Master's Theses. 1828.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1828
Included in
Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Vocational Education Commons