The Corrections Standards Authority's (CSA) role in developing
entry-level selection exams offers a significant benefit
to counties and cities in that test development is:
- Expensive;
- Time consuming;
- Requires a large sample size and;
- Requires highly technical staff
to complete such an endeavor.
The pooling of resources from many
jurisdictions around the state in addition to the Board's
technical expertise enables the Board to develop and
maintain selection exams for local corrections.
In 2004 the CSA completed the development
of new selections exams for all three local corrections
positions: Adult Corrections Officer, Juvenile Corrections
Officer, and Probation Officer. These new tests are
available in the traditional paper and pencil form,
but now also on-line. The cost associated with administering
these exams is comparable.
Both forms of the tests are the same
and are based on empirical research that included:
- Comprehensive job analyses
- Criterion validity studies to show
that the exams predict job performance
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regarding the use of the on-line testing.
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regarding the use of the paper and pencil test.
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