Age Discrimination: The Importance Of Productive Selection

The importance of productive selection and recruitment procedures cannot be exaggerated, regardless of the level involved. Inadequate selection and recruitment procedures can result in hiring or promoting personnel who will not or cannot communicate effectively with diverse people, exercise discretion appropriately, or perform the large number of functions required of the police. Even today, questions still exist about whether or not existing pre-employment screening procedures are capable of identifying police candidates who can successfully finish the training academy and perform in an commendable manner on police patrol. Comprehending the need for candidates with these traits, most departments continuously expend considerable money and time in the process. The degree to which such recruitment efforts are successful essentially determines the efficiency and effectiveness of any department. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids job discrimination based on the identifiable characteristics of a person that are determined at birth and other characteristics applicants cannot be expected to alter gender, race, age, disability, religion, national origin. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) gives for a broad ban concerning age discrimination. An age limit may only be specified in the few …show more content…
As pointed out previously, this is certainly true in policing, which is labor intensive. The cost of recruitment begins with the advertising and recruiting process and, end with the successful completion of the candidate’s probationary period. Essentially, the objective of the recruitment process is to choose potential police officers who can meet entry level requirements, and also successfully complete the training academy requirements and the probationary period thereafter. While recruit qualifications vary in different departments, some general requirements and concerns can be found in each department