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Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT) Update -Law Enforcement Officer -Corrections Officer. Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. August 6, 2008. Chad Legel & Mark Tawney. Agenda. About I/O Solutions

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Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission

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  1. Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT) Update-Law Enforcement Officer -Corrections Officer Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Industrial/Organizational Solutions, Inc. August 6, 2008 Chad Legel & Mark Tawney

  2. Agenda • About I/O Solutions • Update on CJBAT Testing in 07-08 • Test objective (changes from pre-Oct. 07) • Test performance update • Pass rates, scores, reliability • Test validation studies • Likelihood of passing SOCE based on CJBAT score • New test forms • Wrap-up

  3. About I/O Solutions • National public safety test publisher and consulting firm based in Chicago • Staff of ten consultants trained in Industrial/Organizational Psychology • Provider of Florida CJBAT Program to approximately 30 FL law enforcement and correctional academies since 2001 • Maintain a research and development function devoted to validating the CJBAT (on-going) and continually improving the computer-based test administration system

  4. CJBAT Test Objectives • CJBAT assesses the 8 mandated abilities using 120 questions covering 8 ability areas • CJBAT is available in paper and computer-based formats (with strong focus on customer service) • Careful research was done to establish an appropriate cut-off score that screens out unqualified candidates • Research demonstrates a strong relationship between CJBAT and academy/SOCE success • Assess core basic abilities as defined by FDLE • Provide an easily administered testing program • More rigorously screen abilities to ensure requisite ability levels • Establish compelling test validity evidence

  5. CJBAT Performance

  6. Major difference in sample composition: LEO = 19% female, CO = 50% female

  7. CJBAT Validation • 2 criterion-related validation studies demonstrating the relationship between the CJBAT and important criteria • CJBAT correlated with academy performance (final academy score) • Data collected from Broward Sheriff, FHP, George Stone, Gulf Coast, Lake Tech, Manatee Tech and Pinellas Sheriff • CJBAT correlated with state certification scores (SOCE) • Data collected from all academies using CJBAT

  8. SOCE Success Based on CJBAT Score

  9. New CJBAT Forms • CJBAT LEO & CO second practice exam released • LEO 4 and CO 4 available October 2008 • Field-tested on incumbent LEO and CO academy participants • LEO N= 111 • Broward County CC, Santa Fe CC, Withlachoochee • CO N= 36 • Chipola, Manatee County Sheriff, Washington Holmes

  10. CJBAT Wrap-Up • CJBAT is screening candidates effectively (identifying a sizable subset of the sample that does not possess necessary abilities) • Academy and SOCE validation studies demonstrate that test is HIGHLY predictive of success in the academy and on SOCE • We are quite confident in the CJBAT’s defensibility based on its high validity levels • I/O Solutions is interested in continuing to learn from our clients how the CJBAT is functioning locally

  11. Questions?

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