Promo tests and new jail supervisors

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Good luck with that because many supervisors will retire in the next 12 months. Plus more seasoned jailers who are informal leaders are leaving as well The promotional tests and the process itself remain mediocre and the results speak for themselves. Something drastic needs to be done to improve the testing and come up with better supervisors. But I doubt anyone understands the problem even after the latest scandals. Madness is defined as repeating an action but hoping for a different result. So the beat goes on....

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Good luck with that because many supervisors will retire in the next 12 months. Plus more seasoned jailers who are informal leaders are leaving as well The promotional tests and the process itself remain mediocre and the results speak for themselves. Something drastic needs to be done to improve the testing and come up with better supervisors. But I doubt anyone understands the problem even after the latest scandals. Madness is defined as repeating an action but hoping for a different result. So the beat goes on....

Look! money is the root of all evil and boosting someone's paycheck 16,000 dollars in one year is all it takes for most to buy into their is "nothing wrong at this agency theor". Just to let you know the command staff doesn't really about who is retiring or why. In fact to them it's a win to see who they can convince the Sheriff to promote and further develop their agenda's. If you think something drastic will change think again. Madness is alive and well.

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Look! money is the root of all evil and boosting someone's paycheck 16,000 dollars in one year is all it takes for most to buy into their is "nothing wrong at this agency theor". Just to let you know the command staff doesn't really about who is retiring or why. In fact to them it's a win to see who they can convince the Sheriff to promote and further develop their agenda's. If you think something drastic will change think again. Madness is alive and well.

It's all about the money and cushy jobs away from inmates. For everyone else, it's not a job, it's a sentence.

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So who do you suggest they promote? How do you suggest they go about choosing those that they promote? Did you take the test? What is your objection to it? How can it be made better?

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So who do you suggest they promote? How do you suggest they go about choosing those that they promote? Did you take the test? What is your objection to it? How can it be made better?

The test takers' identities should be anonymous so that some individuals with connections would not be favored over the others. That also means no more oral boards and meetings with the sheriff to pick sergeants.

The other problem with the current test and several other tests which have been tried is that they do not take into account years of service and experience, education, service record, previous supervisory experience, ethics, etc, etc. The matrix test which we used to have was the best determinant of viable candidates for sergeant because it measured all these items.

The anonymous matrix test is the only way to objectively select sergeants. The command staff will not like this because the people they want to promote are not necessarily the ones who score the highest on the matrix test or the best for the job. It takes the power to promote out of their hands but it also removes human prejudices and favoritism found in the selection process. Well, that's the whole point....if they really want to select better supervisors.

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The test takers' identities should be anonymous so that some individuals with connections would not be favored over the others. That also means no more oral boards and meetings with the sheriff to pick sergeants.

The other problem with the current test and several other tests which have been tried is that they do not take into account years of service and experience, education, service record, previous supervisory experience, ethics, etc, etc. The matrix test which we used to have was the best determinant of viable candidates for sergeant because it measured all these items.

The anonymous matrix test is the only way to objectively select sergeants. The command staff will not like this because the people they want to promote are not necessarily the ones who score the highest on the matrix test or the best for the job. It takes the power to promote out of their hands but it also removes human prejudices and favoritism found in the selection process. Well, that's the whole point....if they really want to select better supervisors.

That is just stupid. Does nothing but promote good test takers and robots. Just cause you been here 10 years and gots a degree don't mean nothin.

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That is just stupid. Does nothing but promote good test takers and robots. Just cause you been here 10 years and gots a degree don't mean nothin.

You just failed the basic writing and common sense part of the test but you might get promoted or appointed anyway.

If you were with the agency for the first test you would know it took nothing more than word searches on laptops to find the correct answers. That's how many corporals got appointed who had little practical experience and knowledge. As far as ethical behavior and work ethic, good luck because many of the corporal picks were some of the laziest people around. Today they are still corporals taking 1 hour+ meal and gym breaks or are sergeants doing the same with no accountability to anyone. The administration picked these people and now we are stuck with them.