Nearly one-quarter of applicants for entry-level law enforcement positions do not have the basic reading, writing or mathematics skills they need to successfully carry out police duties, according to a recent study by one of the nation’s leading administrators of public-service entrance exams. The study’s finding was based on the scores of more than 21,000 people who since 1992 have taken the National Police Officer Selection Test, a basic skills tests for police and fire services that was developed by Stanard & Associates, a Chicago firm. |
