Ratings and Rating Scales Are Commonly Used in Police Performance

question 14

Multiple Choice

Ratings and rating scales are commonly used in police performance appraisal. The recommended method for making these as objective as possible is:

• A) to have supervisors rate one another's subordinates
• B) to apply behavioral anchors to the rating scales
• C) to have supervisors complete the ratings only once per year
• D) to have supervisors refer to past-year ratings when doing their appraisals of subordinates

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Definitions:

Defamation

The act of damaging someone's reputation through false or malicious claims or statements, which can be categorized as libel (written) or slander (spoken).

Opinion

A belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty, often reflecting a personal view or attitude.

Politics

The set of activities associated with decision-making in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, including the distribution of resources or status.

Slander

A form of defamation expressed in spoken words, gestures, or other transient forms, that injures a person's reputation.