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Sifting the Gold from the Pebbles: Using Situational Interviews to Select Correctional Officers for New Generation Jails

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National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Published 1989. 32 pages.

"This paper examines whether a critical incident, behaviorally-based situational interview process, helps New Generation Jail managers identify the requisite talents in prospective officers."--p. 1. This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Washington D.C., April 1989. Includes bibliography. Accession Number: 007312

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