Correction Officer Video Tests for Criminal Justice Jobs

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Correction Officer Video Test

Current labor shortages create intense competition for correction officers to fill available jobs. Although drawn from a smaller pool of applicants, the quality of correctional officers has a large impact costs. By testing with COVT, not only is it possible to screen for each best potential correction officer, but also identify good applicants that may have otherwise been missed.

Effective officer interaction with inmates co-workers and supervisory staff is essential to security and control in modern correctional facilities. The ever broadening diversity of our population calls for correction officers skilled in dealing with all kinds of people from a variety of backgrounds. What do you look for in a new correction officer? Hundreds of corrections specialists have told us that truly outstanding correction officers are distinguished by good judgment and good inmate interaction skills.

On the Job

ERGOMETRICS' COVT consists of 83 real-life job scenarios presented on video. Applicants watch scenarios, analyzing and making quick judgments about how to respond. The multiple choice answers are machine scored.

An Correction Officer's Good Judgment

ERGOMETRICS' COVT is designed to test inmate, co-worker and supervisor relations skills. Used nationally by both state and local governments and in Canada, this test is an efficient and cost effective way to identify applicants early in the screening process who have a high likelihood of becoming an outstanding correction officer.

ERGOMETRICS' COVT Assesses Skills in:

Situational Judgment
Unbiased Enforcement of Rules
Gaining Cooperation
Human Interaction
Handling Authority
Social Maturity / Ethics
Observation and Analysis
Responding Calmly to Provocation

Tremendous Cost Savings

ERGOMETRICS' COVT identifies and saves the expense of further testing candidates who are likely to have difficulty dealing with inmates, other officers, supervisors and the public. Not hiring the wrong candidate can save thousands of dollars in liability and turnover costs.

Reading, Writing and Counting Tests

Complementary tests for other important job skills include the Incident Observation and Report Writing Test, Correction Officer Reading Test and the Correction Officer Counting Test. The Incident Observation and Report Writing Test shows situations on video and asks the applicant to write a brief report, which is evaluated on content, organization and basic writing skills. The Correction Officer Reading Test uses typical job-related materials to assess competency to read at the minimum level required for criminal justice jobs. The Correction Officer Counting Test mimics the movements of inmates from cell to cell at maximum capacity requirements to assess minimum competency in inventory skills.

Why Choose ERGOMETRICS?

ERGOMETRICS has designed the most comprehensive video testing programs in the nation. Each test is easy to administer, quick to score and goes far beyond simple aptitude tests. In addition, our tests are extensively and professionally validated. Follow-up research has shown our tests to be highly predictive of on-the-job performance as well as reducing turnover and absenteeism. ERGOMETRICS' job simulation tests minimize adverse impact on protected groups and focus only on those skills required to do a good job. We provide complete documentation that conforms to all legal and professional standards for validation.

ERGOMETRICS' COVT is surprisingly affordable!

Priced in relation to the size of your organization, there are many affordable options for using ERGOMETRICS' COVT. Call or write to ERGOMETRICS to find out how inexpensively you can begin testing candidates with the nations best video selection tool today.

ERGOMETRICS' COVT is successfully used by small and large corrections facilities. Contact us about a client list for COVT.

Other ERGOMETRICS testing products that you should look into:

E-Comm, Emergency Communications Personnel Video Test for call takers and dispatchers. E-Comm tests for skills that are impossible to assess using common testing methods.