Consider you are the chief of police. Your community is experiencing an increase in residential burglaries and to address this, you have decided to select 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? Will you prefer a candidate who has excellent communication skills, someone who has the ability to locate and catalog trace evidence, or someone with excellent problem-solving skills? Explain the skills you feel are more important.

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1 Identify Potential Candidates I would start by identifying patrol officers who demonstrate the potential to excel in investigative work This could i... View the full answer