RUPD officer selection
The Thresher sent News editor Seth Brown to Rice University Police Department's assessment center for new officer candidates on April 30 to help assess the applicants for four open positions in the department and learn about how RUPD selects its officers.
? RUPD received 159 applications for four open college officer positions.
? Of the 159 initial applicants, only 90 had the basic qualifications necessary for the position.
? The 38 remaining applicants were subjected to background investigations, which eliminated all but 15 candidates.
? The 15 remaining candidates went through the assessment center. In the morning, candidates went through two different role-play scenarios individually, and in the afternoon, candidates presented proposals on their ideas for community involvement programs and answered a number of questions on how they would react to various hypothetical situations.
? After the assessment center, six candidates were selected for further consideration. According to Marshall, three of these have been selected to undergo a three week mini-academy training course, which will begin on May 23. Two others remain under consideration for the remaining vacant position.
? After finishing their training, candidates will go through a six month probationary period before becoming full officers.
? If not all of the vacant positions are filled, the assessment process will begin again to fill the remaining positions.
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