Semrad, Monica

Vangas, Thea

Bhullar, Navjot

2014

The aim of the study was to develop a measure identifying specific skill sets of effective witness protection (WP) officers. Two representative groups produced a job analysis for WP officers from which we generated a pool of items forming a Behavioural Observation Scale (BOS). Supervisors of 50 Australian WP officers (40 men) completed the BOS. Exploratory factor analysis produced a 38-item BOS resolving into three factors, Policing skills, Partition skills and Interpersonal skills, explaining > 69% of the variance with excellent internal consistency of >.90. The BOS represents a reliable and valid tool for selecting WP officers.

Police Practice and Research, 15(1), p. 6-16

1477-271X

1561-4263

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13872

en

Routledge

Selecting witness protection officers: developing a test battery for Australian police

Journal Article

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