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			USING VIDEO ASSESSMENT IN SELECTING POLICE APPLICANTS The Austin (Texas) Police Department began using the B-PAD video assessment process to screen cadet applicants. The applicant pool of 466 candidates was reduced by 33.69%, thereby saving significant money and selecting a group of candidates who were able to demonstrate relatively strong decision making and communication skills. No adverse impact was created by the selection process. THE CHALLENGE OF SELECTING TOMORROW'S PEACE OFFICERS Perhaps the toughest challenge in hiring a police officer is determining whether or not the applicant has the necessary interpersonal skills and judgment to be successful. B-PAD: A NEW TOOL FOR FIRE PERSONNEL SELECTION by Paul Stein, from "The California Fire Service," Vol. 7, No. 1 This new method uses video to predict how recruits will respond to the challenges of the job. More specifically, it's a tool to measure how well recruits can be expected to work with coworkers and the public. Its proponents herald it as the "missing link" in the selection process -- capable of lowering selection costs and reducing adverse impact. B-PAD: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PERSONNEL SELECTION From "The Florida Police Chief," Article on Vancouver, Washington No one knows just how well a new police officer will respond to the challenges of the job. A growing number of agencies, however, think they have found a selection method that may predict it. That method is B-PAD, Behavioral Personnel Assessment Devices. POLICE RECRUITMENT GOES HI-TECH By Blair Crawford, The Windsor Star, Windsor, Canada When Chief Mike Smith of the St. Clair Beach Police became a police officer 24 years ago, the hiring process wasn't very scientific. But today, there's B-PAD, the latest hi-tech tool that police use to identify those who have the right stuff to be a police officer. ROLE-PLAYING TESTS POLICE CANDIDATES By Miguel M. Salinas, The American-Statesman, Austin, Texas Todd Smith will find out Dec. 1 whether he was accepted to the Austin Police Department's academy. But the police cadet hopeful already has been put on the beat. Back to top.