A new book on police officer selection represents a major contribution to the literature of police science. Police Officer Selection is written by Anthony R. Moriarty, Ph.D., and Mark Field, Deputy Chief of Police in Wheaton. The book contains a foreword by Carl Dobbs, Wheaton Chief of Police and former president of the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association.

Police Officer Selection contains a comprehensive review of statutes, case law and legal opinion that bear on the task of candidate selection. It takes the administrator through difficult and complicated legal issues and presents guidelines for properly handling them in the hiring process. In so doing it provides safe, yet effective methods for the selection of police officer candidates.

The book also presents to the police administrator a clear and current picture of the implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It gives the reader succinct guidelines to follow.

The 420-page book also contains chapters on:

-The Confluence Model
-Announcing the Vacancy
-Conducting the Orientation
-Written Applications
-Background Investigations
-Polygraphs
-Conducting the Oral Interview
-Medical Evaluations
-Psychological Evaluation
-Lateral Entry
-Future Selection Trends

This book, while primarily written for law enforcement administrators, police commissioners and personnel directors, can additionally serve as a textbook for police personnel courses for the criminal justice student as well as anyone responsible for or interested in remaining current in the field of police officer selection.

For information on how to order Police Officer Selection, call the publisher at (800) 258-8980.