Assignment Details

CJ345-4: Evaluate performance measurement within criminal justice entities. Write a 2–4-page paper (excluding cover page) responding to the following:

Read the case study on pages 267-269 in Effective Police Supervision and apply critical thinking to construct persuasive recommendations that would assist in creating a performance appraisal evaluation that would best suit the unit Sgt. Thompson supervises.

Use the questions at the end of the case study to help you construct your paper and be

sure to address the following: 

  1. Prepare a detailed job description that compares and contrasts the roles Baker 3 does compared to other patrol units. Remember Sgt. Thompson told Captain Davis that Baker 3 was a COP (Community Oriented Policing) program, not a patrol unit.
  1. Choose a method of appraising (Graphic Rating Scale, Critical Incident Method, Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale, Paired Comparison, and Management by Objectives. Which one do you believe would work best for your proposal to the Captain?
  1. Choose two of the six human errors that may occur during the evaluation. Address how you would avoid these errors in your evaluation of Baker 3.
  1. What features of the evaluation process can assist you in increasing the validity and reliability of the results of the performance appraisals for Baker 3? 

For assistance with this Assignment, refer to Chapter 8 of your text. 

(PLEASE NOTE: This essay will require outside research.) 

You may consult the Online Library, the internet, the textbook, other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task, using proper citations in APA style.