New Products for Public Safety Dispatchers, School Police, Police, and Community Service Officers
ATTENTION: For more information on any of these items, please call B-PAD at 800-424-BPAD.
B-PAD NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS

The B–PAD Group CEO Steve Somers announced the release of a new B–PAD video test for 911 dispatchers.

Deborah Roberto is a Ph.D. candidate and is the Project Manager for these new video tests. Each stock test incorporates a practice scene and eight scenarios reflecting difficult yet common situations faced by public safety dispatchers based on suggestions from over 40 dispatch centers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the UK. Of these, 24 scenarios unique to Communications Dispatchers were reviewed and selected by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from public safety dispatching agencies. These are now available for B-PAD custom examinations. .

B-PAD DISPATCHER STOCK VERSIONS AVAILABLE:

Currently, there are five stock versions available selected from the 24 scenes derived from the validation study. These are listed below. A review copy is available upon request:

VERSION SSU

Practice scene: Stolen Car

  1. Twelve year old: “There’s a fire.”
  2. Rape Victim
  3. 10% pay increase
  4. I've been waiting for hours
  5. He may have a rifle
  6. Angry officer
  7. Angry supervisor
  8. Possible break-in
VERSION DRX

Practice Scene: Stolen Car

  1. Elderly Woman
  2. Break Room Harassment
  3. My Brother Shot Himself
  4. Tell Him I'll Be Late
  5. Integrity
  6. I'm Ready to Die
  7. Just A Little Drink
  8. Possible Break In
VERSION CAV

Practice Scene: Stolen Car

  1. Tell Him I'll Be Late
  2. Daddy's On The Floor
  3. Break-Room Harassment
  4. The Bitch Threatened Me Because I'm Gay
  5. I'm Ready To Die
  6. Irate Male
  7. Distraught
  8. Covering For The Boss
 VERSION PBY

Practice Scene: Stolen Car

  1. Irate Male
  2. I'm Going To Kill Myself
  3. Someone Is At My Door
  4. Distraught
  5. Just A Little Drink
  6. Twelve year old: “There's a fire.”
  7. He May Have A Rifle
  8. Better Go With Me
VERSION BBW

Practice Scene: Possible Break In

  1. Rape Victim
  2. Angry Officer
  3. I'm Ready To Die
  4. Daddy's On The Floor
  5. Better Go With Me
  6. He May Have A Rifle
  7. Integrity
  8. Stolen Car

B–PAD for Entry Police Writing Test

The B–PAD Report Writing Test (RWT) is a new video test requiring competence in listening, following directions, and remembering details about the test scenario so candidates can take notes later and accurately write an incident report. RWT can be administered in a group setting in about an hour along with other written tests. Reports are scored later by pairs of trained raters, who once trained and experienced, can average 5-10 minutes per report with exceptional inter-rater reliability

B-PAD for School Police Now Available

Recently developed with the San Antonio, Texas School District, this test is available in three versions, and is already in use by half a dozen school districts. The three versions are:

VERSION SAA

Practice scene: Urinating in Public

  1. Disturbance
  2. Sexual Assault Report
  3. Police Brutality
  4. Distraught Mother and Child
  5. Problem
  6. Officer shot Kid
  7. Senior Citizen Complaint
  8. Rape Victim
VERSION SAB

Practice scene: Urinating in Public

  1. Distraught Mother and Child
  2. Police Brutality
  3. Problem
  4. Sexual Assault Report
  5. Officer Misconduct
  6. Potential Suicide
  7. Shots Fired in House
  8. Sexual Assault on Juvenile
VERSION SAC

Practice scene: Urinating in Public

  1. Rape Victim
  2. Public Disturbance
  3. Officer Caught Drinking
  4. Senior Citizen Complaint
  5. Officer Shot Kid.
  6. Shots Fired in House
  7. Sexual Assault on Juvenile
  8. Potential Suicide

B-PAD Announces New Police Products, Available Now

The B-PAD Group is pleased to announce two new versions of the B-PAD for Police entry level test. The new versions are the same format as all B-PAD tests, but contain new, never before seen video scenarios. These versions are called BPG and VPQ.    

Agencies who have used B-PAD for many years, who have given a large number of tests, or who are concerned about giving "new tests" in high usage areas should consider acquiring VPQ and BPG.

B-PAD Announces New Community Service Officer Test -- Available Now

    The B-PAD Group is pleased to announce the availability of a new test specially designed for Community Service Officers (CSO) or Police Service Aides. This test is the same format as all B-PAD tests, but contains video scenes unique to the issues confronting CSO's on a regular basis. Sample scenes include a VIP parking situation, competing demands at a police information kiosk, and a mother with a missing child.

For more information on any of these news items, please call B-PAD at 800-424-BPAD. or contact us by e-mail, and put "updates" as the subject.
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