Part I: Consider you are the chief of police and need to hire a new detective from the ranks of patrol. How do you begin?
What process will you use?
What traits will you look at in each candidate?
In addition to answering these questions, write a brief job description for this position.
Part II: Consider you are applying for the position of detective in your agency.
How will you prepare?
What personal traits will you highlight and what will you portray as reasons for you to be selected?
What investigative techniques will you advance in the investigative unit in this agency?
For this Assignment, write a 2–3 page paper using at least 2 outside sources. Use APA format when citing your source(s). Include a cover page and reference page.
Minimum Submission Requirements
- This Assessment should be a Microsoft Word (minimum 350 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
- Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your paper must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, and grammar and mechanics.
- Your paper should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
- Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations were appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. For assistance with APA requirements, please go to APA Style Central. You will find the link in the Academic Tools section of the course. (It should include a cover sheet, paper is double spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, correct citations, Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors, and correct references at the bottom of the last page.)
If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.