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Vajama77 t1_iy3w2h1 wrote

Don't these agencies do any kind of psychological exams? How do they vet their police officers?

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xDocFearx t1_iy539sk wrote

“I’m sir before we hire you, the higher ups always have us ask you this question, would you catfish a teenager and kill her family?” How exactly do you test for this. It would take extensive examining to really get an idea of if someone is fit or not and that’s asking a lot of stations that already face budget issues all the time

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melonlollicholypop t1_iy5q36s wrote

Gavin de Becker is a renowned violence prevention expert, and he advises that when hiring someone into a position of custodial power that you expressly ask exactly such ridiculous-seeming questions. He instructs parents to ask potential babysitters things like "Do you fantasize sexually about children?" and "Have you ever touched someone in a sexually inappropriate manner?" He says you're not asking because you expect them to give you an honest answer. You're asking because the question is so unexpected that their unguarded reaction will inform your intuition. Without knowing why, you will either be comforted by their response or a chill will go down your spine. Without understanding why, obey that instinct.

In the 1980s, together with the United States Marshals Service, Gavin de Becker co-designed the MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems, which is used to screen threats to justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, members of United States Congress, and senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency. Los Angeles County Law enforcement agencies adopted MOSAIC in 1997 to help police manage and reduce spousal abuse cases that might escalate to homicide.

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