What is the Matrix?
Just as insurance companies predict the likelihood of heart attacks, car crashes and house fires, more than a dozen police departments in the suburbs and at Chicago area universities are using a similar type of forecasting on job applicants.
The aim is to screen out candidates likely to use excessive force, abuse drugs, improperly fire a weapon or have other problems.
The statistics-based psychological evaluation system was developed by Matrix Inc. in the mid-1990s in Louisiana.
But guess who isn't using it?
- The City of Chicago, which pays out millions of dollars a year as a result of lawsuits against police officers, doesn't use the system. Matrix approached the city in 2008, but Tracey Ladner, human resources director for the Chicago Police Department, said the department uses a more "traditional" psychological evaluation. Matrix did not submit a bid in time, she said.
And that "traditional" approach, how is that working out for you there Tracey? One has to wonder what scandals might have been averted using a program like this instead of "clout" and phone calls for hiring purposes alone.
You know what would be interesting? Having "merit" picks and command staff take this Matrix evaluation just to see where they'd land in the great scheme of things. And then maybe Shortshanks could sit for a test, too.
You know what would be interesting? Having "merit" picks and command staff take this Matrix evaluation just to see where they'd land in the great scheme of things. And then maybe Shortshanks could sit for a test, too.
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posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
67 Comments:
Sounds like the movie "Minority Report" punish someone by denying them a job for something they "may do"
A properly interpreted MMPI can do the same thing and is proven.
OT: Why am we getting bombarded with life insurance offers through the FOP? Why can't they do something for us while we are still living? Does DONAHUE have a piece of this action?
DID ANYONE ELSE WASTE 94 MINUTES WATCHING THE CUP? 94 MINUTES FOR A 1-1 TIE IN WHICH MY 3RD GRADE DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED A GOAL. WHAT A JOKE OF A SPORT. DID THE HAWKS SPOIL ME??????????????
Oh, please; if they implemented this, everyone would cry they were being unfairly profiled.
Its going to get worse. In order to please Jesse Jackass and the other "reverends", the city of Chicago is considering throwing out the entrance exam so that more minorities will be qualified to become police officers. Nevermind that the current entrance exam could be passed by your average non-CPS third grader. At the end of the day it will be a huge waste of money and training since all officers are required to pass the state exam at the end of training in the academy. You can't dumb down or eliminate that exam no matter how many race cards you have in your hand. Good luck Chicago! Any good officer with an ounce of self preservation isn't going to risk their safety or career for a city that is eager to throw them under some West side reverend's Cadillac. Here's your report...have a nice day.
in a law enforcemnt confrence a couple years ago i was talking about this "matrix" with several suburban chiefs and they said this test was dead on. and when ignored (because of politics and refrences or lateral transfers etc.) it was also an accurate prediction of the officer...police departments that use this say its a good profiling tool
why would we need it though? im starting to think we run the polar opposite test/ standard in our system
That's the same Ladner that is pushing to remove the hiring exam. It's all about getting minorities on the job. What she is too clueless to understand is that it will open up thousands of patronage jobs to Daley. The only way to get hired will be through the Daley machine and its minions. "Meritorious" promotions were supposed to open up the minority promotions and instead they are all about juice. Tracey ain't too bright.
Get out your uniform Detective.
Your vacation ends June 1st.
April 12, 2010 4:22 PM
Where's the genius that posted that comment two months ago? HA! HA!
The article was an interesting read.Usually,in this type of subject matter,they give a few of the warning signs.This article did not.
I've yet to find someone, anyone that has a good thing to say about this woman. Once you get the displeasure of meeting her, you'll understand.
Two English athletic supporters were nutz about the 94 minute joke, I mean, the World Cup game.
When they finished whining about the game, they couldn't understand my logic. Who can complain about the English team? They scored two goals during the game less exciting than watching paint dry.
One for them. One for us.
How about all politicians take the pysc. test.
It's not just that Ladner dislikes the police and was sent here by Daley to circumvent hiring and promotion standards, It's that she is an incompetent lawyer for whom the Hall had to find a job. Just remember that if she screws something up, beef to the ARDC.
.....What she is too clueless to understand is that it will open up thousands of patronage jobs to Daley. The only way to get hired will be through the Daley machine and its minions. "Meritorious" promotions were supposed to open up the minority promotions and instead they are all about juice. Tracey ain't too bright.
6/13/2010 04:14:00 AM
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how do you think she became the head of cpd human resources? magic? she was sent to cpd by the hall.
o'keefe did not hire her of his own volition. he was told to interview some people and hire the one named ladner.
and if you think tracey is not doing exactly as told by the shanks, you are the one that is clueless.
Give a test and set some standards, maybe two years military with an honorable discharge or two years college (60 hours).Give me the 100 best candidates. I don't care if they are all white, all black or all transgendered. Just give me the best candidates. It really is that simple.
just ask jesse meeks what he wants and give it to them like they always do
Anonymous said...
That's the same Ladner that is pushing to remove the hiring exam. It's all about getting minorities on the job. What she is too clueless to understand is that it will open up thousands of patronage jobs to Daley. The only way to get hired will be through the Daley machine and its minions. "Meritorious" promotions were supposed to open up the minority promotions and instead they are all about juice. Tracey ain't too bright.
6/13/2010 04:14:00 AM
Why do you assume that Ladner is clueless. She is dumb as a fox. Ladner is part of the system and is fully aware of the implications. If the entrance test is eliminated then recruit classes will be balanced racially and with clout. THis is a dream for daley and the policitcans. Plus they save millions not administering the test. Brilliant, the Chicago way.
If they would have used this system, then maybe the present day commander who use to spit in the faces of offenders when he was a po would not be on the job.
Sorry SCC,Wrong on the inference.
If you use the Matrix or MMPI (which is what CPD use's), this is simply a system to gage thoughts based on behavior.
Recruits are like sheep, about 2% of these recruits are skewed. There are methods that can be used to curb your response. Example: have you ever wanted to kill your self, have you ever stolen, have you ever step on a animal and crushed it...
If people answer yes than there gone.....
The condition's that cause men and women to go rogue is based on lack of employee behavior observance and molding recruits. Part sound leadership and behavioral observation.
The Matrix can not and will not identify dormant deviant behavior.
We have to minimize the potential of this DORMANT behavior from rearing it's ugly head.
No test will ever identify dysfunctional members of our society. All we can to is mitigate.
DID ANYONE ELSE WASTE 94 MINUTES WATCHING THE CUP? 94 MINUTES FOR A 1-1 TIE IN WHICH MY 3RD GRADE DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED A GOAL. WHAT A JOKE OF A SPORT. DID THE HAWKS SPOIL ME??????????????
6/13/2010 12:23:00 AM
Ask your 3rd grade daughter how to turn caps lock off.
Please.
SCC, here is an example of MATRIX testing again not bad but can't discover DORMANT behavior.
http://themarktrix.blogspot.com/2009/06/psychological-test.html
10-1 in 014 excellent work by the responding midnight cars from both 14 and 13th districts. 4 offenders in custody.
The matrix is all around us Neo.
OT: Wow, Ebay has a sense of humor today. Their 'daily specials' include a wholesale lot of tiny little/medium size zip-close plastic bags and a digital led scale, for weighing small amounts of 'stuff'.
Here's one good reason. The libtards made sure of this.
In 1974 the Federal Court for the Northern District of Illinois
undertook to tell the Chicago Police Department who they could hire,
what gender and race and in what proportions. They also dictated
promotion percentages based solely upon race and gender. In 1974,
before Federal Court meddling, the homicide clear up rate was close to
90%. In 1982 Chicago undertook to require the registration of all guns
and the banning of handguns. Since that time, we have had more
homicides per year than some entire countries. Today, more people are
murdered on the streets of Chicago than troops are killed in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
The last two decades have seen the Department require more and more
college education as a prerequisite for hiring and promotion. So called
"community policing" or CAPS was financially supplemented by the federal
government and embraced by the city. The "Old guard" on the police
department was summarily discharged by the current police superintendent
and replaced with supervisors representing a rainbow of colors and
sexual preferences. People that knew how to solve crimes retired and
left or were forced out. Their skills were no longer respected,
admired, honored or required.
Fault also lies with the police union. Under union contract, do
nothings and dogs flourished. They figured that if they did nothing,
they couldn't get in trouble and therefore could not be touched.
Survival under the contract gave seniority and perks. Supervisors had
nothing to hang over their heads and thus nothing to encourage them to
work or produce. The do nothing was paid the same as a worker.
Semi-annual efficiency reports came to mean nothing and were dropped.
Today the homicide clear up rate in Chicago hovers around 35%. Assaults
both armed and unarmed against uniformed police officers has
skyrocketed. Under the effect of federal court direction and control of
the Chicago Police Department, you are safer in Baghdad than you would
be walking in whole sections of Chicago.
Progress??
Solved homicides in Cook Co. drop to 36%
Matrix is just another police scam.It cannot predict anything accurately.More junk science approach with paid whores.
MMPI also cannot select who will make a good officer.If you think so,why so many pay for play spots,merit hacks,corruption,my daddy knows so in so.Its all bullshit.
To see the effect of throwing out an entrance exam one only has to read the history of what happened in Miami in the 80'S.
About 12 years ago there was talk of using a computer program to track current members of the department for signs of changes in work habits, behaviour, etc.
It was to have monitored by the Department and the FOP.
There was such a shit-storm of protest (even before the idea was fully examined and discussed) that it was very quickly dropped.
How predictive are these programs? Do they really predict future behaviour?
And if the City were to use one of these programs and it indicated possible future problems, they would be sued if they didn't hire on that basis alone. And if they did hire and there were problems down the road, the liability would skyrocket.
I see them creating more problems than they solve.
"The City of Chicago, which pays out millions of dollars a year as a result of lawsuits against police officers, doesn't use the system."
Has anyone used the system and gotten positive results??
Congratulations to the ball-less wonders Weis, Dugan, Gulliford, et al, for ignoring the naked bike riders in 013 and 014 last night-and, no, neither Cameron Diaz, nor Cindy Craword were amongst the riders. Apparently our impotent gold stars found it politically expedient to look the other way while hundreds of sexual defectives ignored both traffic and criminal laws. There are still enough decent people left who don't appreciate their kids watching some morbidly obese Obamanite peddaling his Stingray bike with his schwantz flopping around like a cod fish on a pier. At least one determined copper fed these bust-outs misinformation on the location of a certain park in 012 used to muster! Hey Dugan, you want us to be warriors? Then try being a policeman yourself and draft a response to stop the unlawful practice of the critical mass goofs, and the naked bike riders. Come on Dan, show us your balls.
Anonymous said...
DID ANYONE ELSE WASTE 94 MINUTES WATCHING THE CUP? 94 MINUTES FOR A 1-1 TIE IN WHICH MY 3RD GRADE DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED A GOAL. WHAT A JOKE OF A SPORT. DID THE HAWKS SPOIL ME??????????????
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It's obvious from your comment that you know SHIT about this sport. Soccer/Football is the worlds most popular sport. The athletes make more $$$ many than any other athletes.
The article was an interesting read.Usually,in this type of subject matter,they give a few of the warning signs.This article did not.
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Perhaps it is secret.
Why am we getting bombarded with life insurance offers through the FOP?
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Because the insurance agents/carriers that are doing the bombardment pay FOP for that privilege.
They know that an offer that comes through a trusted organization will receive a little more credence than one that does not. The sad part is that mostly such offers are for insurance that is much more costly than your regular insurance agent can get for you.
Since I am Amish, my faith prohibits me from driving an automobile or using a telephone.
God forgive me for using a library computer. I was a serial killer but I've returned to my church totally reformed. Am I eligible to become a Chicago police officer?
OT ~ Officer Fundraiser Today
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 11:30pm
Location: Carl's Bar
1735 N. Mannheim Rd. Stone Park Illinois
Description
This is a fundraiser for Stone Park Police Officer Bob Vicari who was shot in the line of duty. Bob was shot in the face with a sawed off shotgun May 8th. Bob is doing ok but is still unable to work at the Police Dept or any part time jobs which we all rely on to make ends meet.
Please keep in mind, this is a fund raiser. The entry donation is $30 per person.
Free food. Cash bar. Families of all ages welcome.
OPEN KEY will be playing live at this event. If you can attend, please show your support. Thank you so very much.
Donations are appreciated and can be sent to the Stone Park Police Department at 1629 N. Mannheim Rd. Stone Park Il. 60165 in care of Officer Bob Vicari.
Thanks for the post!
"since all officers are required to pass the state exam at the end of training in the academy."
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Ehh... yeah. Like taking THAT test was any more difficult than tying your shoes, seeing as how the instructors nonchalantly encourage cheating by repeatedly mentioning "no cheating" while they then proceed to leave the room and close the door for the entire test.
What a fuckin' joke THAT was. So by all means, lets get rid of any impediment we can for the intellectually challenged bordering on mentally retarded shitsticks so they can get their criminal hands on a gun and run around the streets acting like they're intelligent enough to tell other people what to do under the cover of a star. I mean ignorant, learning disabled monkeys should be given the job with no tests whatsoever!
Copping a free welfare check at the taxpayer's expense isn't good enough for some of them.
No thanks.... we have enough of those already who COULD pass the tests the way they were.
just one thing, make sure you take the blue pill or you will be forever complaining on this blog because you will be cursed with knowing the truth.
Anonymous said...
OT: Why am we getting bombarded with life insurance offers through the FOP? Why can't they do something for us while we are still living? Does DONAHUE have a piece of this action?
6/13/2010 12:21:00 AM
One life insurance offer, one disability offer. Both worked on for many months by the Insurance committee, your unit reps.
Throw it away if you don't want it. Then forget about it. Or you can complain on the blog about it.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
DID ANYONE ELSE WASTE 94 MINUTES WATCHING THE CUP? 94 MINUTES FOR A 1-1 TIE IN WHICH MY 3RD GRADE DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED A GOAL. WHAT A JOKE OF A SPORT. DID THE HAWKS SPOIL ME??????????????
6/13/2010 12:23:00 AM
Why would you do such a foolish thing? We all know that "THEY" are trying to force this joke of a sport down our throat once again so we fit in better with the "New World Order" fuck them soccer sucks.
to 12:38pm,,,,,I don't care if it is the world's most popular sport, it is still like watching paint dry.
Anonymous said...
DID ANYONE ELSE WASTE 94 MINUTES WATCHING THE CUP? 94 MINUTES FOR A 1-1 TIE IN WHICH MY 3RD GRADE DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED A GOAL. WHAT A JOKE OF A SPORT. DID THE HAWKS SPOIL ME??????????????
6/13/2010 12:23:00 AM
Have your third-grade daughter show you how to change the channel on your set. That's what she does when golf is on, instead of complaining about the sport.
Traditional approach huh? Like as in fucking political. And what the fuck happened to "personnel" we have been calling it "human resources" for over a year now, WTF. What are we now? A big corporation, that we needed to chage the name to Human Resources. I wonder who's nephew, niece or auntie got the bid on changing all of the signage and letterhead over to reflect that change.
I can attest that the entire psychologial process of this department is a sham. I was stripped last year for a domestic, that ended up going nowhere, but I was placed on "psych" medical. I was "ordered" to go see the shrink, and take a test. Hmmm...guess what? He said I failed and needed counseling. 6 months later I go back and take the EXACT same test, answer the EXACT same way, and "poof" magically I passed. How do I know that I answered the same. Because I copied the scantron answers from the first test, and marked the same ones on the follow up. This department and this city if nothing but the largest cesspool of corruption ever amassed.
Good night Gracie!
Anonymous said...
Why am we getting bombarded with life insurance offers through the FOP?
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Because the insurance agents/carriers that are doing the bombardment pay FOP for that privilege.
They know that an offer that comes through a trusted organization will receive a little more credence than one that does not. The sad part is that mostly such offers are for insurance that is much more costly than your regular insurance agent can get for you.
6/13/2010 01:30:00 PM
You aren't. The lodge approved one accident policy offer and one life insurance offer. You call that bombarded?
The accident insurance is better than the Combined many of us have been buying for years, that is what it was compared to, Combined Insurance.
And yes, if you can qualify for normal term life insurance from a big company you very likely will get better rates. But some people just want to sign on the line and get insurance, and many people cannot get any life insurance due to medical disqualification. This is for them, no questions asked, and also for age. Not for everyone but definitely for many.
Anonymous said...
"since all officers are required to pass the state exam at the end of training in the academy."
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Ehh... yeah. Like taking THAT test was any more difficult than tying your shoes, seeing as how the instructors nonchalantly encourage cheating by repeatedly mentioning "no cheating" while they then proceed to leave the room and close the door for the entire test.
No thanks.... we have enough of those already who COULD pass the tests the way they were.
6/13/2010 04:18:00 PM
The test is given by the state not academy instructors. If the test was sooooo easy, why is the failure rate around 10% across the state? You sound like your panties are in a bunch. Leave that basement apt and get some fresh air.
If J-Fled took the MMPI, he'd be off the chart as a sadistic psychopath. The facts be known, he could explain away his high paranoia scale as reality.
Congratulations to the ball-less wonders Weis, Dugan, Gulliford, et al, for ignoring the naked bike riders in 013 and 014 last night-and, no, neither Cameron Diaz, nor Cindy Craword were amongst the riders. Apparently our impotent gold stars found it politically expedient to look the other way while hundreds of sexual defectives ignored both traffic and criminal laws. There are still enough decent people left who don't appreciate their kids watching some morbidly obese Obamanite peddaling his Stingray bike with his schwantz flopping around like a cod fish on a pier. At least one determined copper fed these bust-outs misinformation on the location of a certain park in 012 used to muster! Hey Dugan, you want us to be warriors? Then try being a policeman yourself and draft a response to stop the unlawful practice of the critical mass goofs, and the naked bike riders. Come on Dan, show us your balls.
6/13/2010 12:25:00 PM
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We no longer have the rule of law; we have 'suggestions'.
I worked that 'event' last year and was disgusted that we were PROHIBITED from taking police action.
So, if I decide to ride my bike, naked, through my neighborhood one night, that's perfectly okay, right????
Probably....otherwise why care to this extent
Has Chicago ever used the B-Pad? Probably the single worst pre-employment psych test known to man! http://www.bpad.com It was developed by a couple of Northern California Psychologists, back in the late 80's. Their battery of tests (while trying to choose officers who would be friendlier) ended up pushing through candidates with no "command presence" (balls) and CA ended up with a bunch of sissy cops... most agencies have now abandoned this test (except for one metropolitan city here in Utah).
Ehh... yeah. Like taking THAT test was any more difficult than tying your shoes, seeing as how the instructors nonchalantly encourage cheating by repeatedly mentioning "no cheating" while they then proceed to leave the room and close the door for the entire test.
No thanks.... we have enough of those already who COULD pass the tests the way they were.
6/13/2010 04:18:00 PM
The test is given by the state not academy instructors. If the test was sooooo easy, why is the failure rate around 10% across the state? You sound like your panties are in a bunch. Leave that basement apt and get some fresh air.
6/13/2010 07:38:00 PM
I have to agree with the first poster. State test was a joke, answers were given and the academy instructors did leave the room. Unless things changed in the last 20 years the test was easy. If 10% fail that's pretty sad!!!
To 94 minutes of wasted time.. I could not agree more. It's like watching dry paint dry!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I came on the job a long time ago, part of the psych test was to draw a picture of a man, a picture of a woman (no stick figures) and a picture of a man standing in the rain. I gave the guy standing in the rain an umbrella. I got hired.
Anonymous said...
10-1 in 014 excellent work by the responding midnight cars from both 14 and 13th districts. 4 offenders in custody.
6/13/2010 10:02:00 AM
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Details please.....
Solved homicides in Cook Co. drop to 36%
6/13/2010 10:45:00 AM
Talk about an excellent, but unfortunatly TRUE post...
I can attest that the entire psychologial process of this department is a sham. I was stripped last year for a domestic, that ended up going nowhere, but I was placed on "psych" medical. I was "ordered" to go see the shrink, and take a test. Hmmm...guess what? He said I failed and needed counseling. 6 months later I go back and take the EXACT same test, answer the EXACT same way, and "poof" magically I passed. How do I know that I answered the same. Because I copied the scantron answers from the first test, and marked the same ones on the follow up. This department and this city if nothing but the largest cesspool of corruption ever amassed.
Good night Gracie!
6/13/2010 06:52:00 PM
Do yourself a HUGE favor... Find yourself a good lawyer, sue the hell out of the City, enough so you dont need to come back and work, EVER!
Their battery of tests (while trying to choose officers who would be friendlier) ended up pushing through candidates with no "command presence" (balls) and CA ended up with a bunch of sissy cops... most agencies have now abandoned this test (except for one metropolitan city here in Utah).
6/13/2010 10:07:00 PM
I think we use that test now. There are a bunch of sissy's on now.
Congratulations to the ball-less wonders Weis, Dugan, Gulliford, et al, for ignoring the naked bike riders in 013 and 014 last night-and, no, neither Cameron Diaz, nor Cindy Craword were amongst the riders
Bah, who needs em, bring on Mo'Nique and Rosie O'Donnell and Betty White !
"Their 'daily specials' include a wholesale lot of tiny little/medium size zip-close plastic bags and a digital led scale, for weighing small amounts of 'stuff'."
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In the 1990's, I worked on the side as a coin dealer at various Chicagoland flea markets during the summer (anyone who regularly frequented the flea markets back then probably knows who am). I'd buy and sell gold and silver bullion, etc. Got pulled over in Naperville for a rolling stop, on my back seat was a digital bullion scale and what are called 'flips' which are little clear plastic holders that are standard for protecting coins. The lady copper saw them, must've figured I was dealing in drugs, went into hysterics, drew her gun, laid me out on the ground and put me in cuffs... Another copper arrived, immediately realized what was up and promptly corrected the situation. He and I had a real good laugh about the whole thing, she didn't find it very amusing. Oh well. The guy copper wound up being a decent customer of mine for years until he retired.
Yer comment made me think of that story...
Anonymous said...
Congratulations to the ball-less wonders Weis, Dugan, Gulliford, et al, for ignoring the naked bike riders in 013 and 014 last night-and, no, neither Cameron Diaz, nor Cindy Craword were amongst the riders. Apparently our impotent gold stars found it politically expedient to look the other way while hundreds of sexual defectives ignored both traffic and criminal laws. There are still enough decent people left who don't appreciate their kids watching some morbidly obese Obamanite peddaling his Stingray bike with his schwantz flopping around like a cod fish on a pier. At least one determined copper fed these bust-outs misinformation on the location of a certain park in 012 used to muster! Hey Dugan, you want us to be warriors? Then try being a policeman yourself and draft a response to stop the unlawful practice of the critical mass goofs, and the naked bike riders. Come on Dan, show us your balls.
6/13/2010 12:25:00 PM
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We no longer have the rule of law; we have 'suggestions'.
I worked that 'event' last year and was disgusted that we were PROHIBITED from taking police action.
So, if I decide to ride my bike, naked, through my neighborhood one night, that's perfectly okay, right????
6/13/2010 08:35:00 PM
We are now the politically correct police.
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
Anonymous said...
Traditional approach huh? Like as in fucking political. And what the fuck happened to "personnel" we have been calling it "human resources" for over a year now, WTF. What are we now? A big corporation, that we needed to chage the name to Human Resources. I wonder who's nephew, niece or auntie got the bid on changing all of the signage and letterhead over to reflect that change.
I can attest that the entire psychologial process of this department is a sham. I was stripped last year for a domestic, that ended up going nowhere, but I was placed on "psych" medical. I was "ordered" to go see the shrink, and take a test. Hmmm...guess what? He said I failed and needed counseling. 6 months later I go back and take the EXACT same test, answer the EXACT same way, and "poof" magically I passed. How do I know that I answered the same. Because I copied the scantron answers from the first test, and marked the same ones on the follow up. This department and this city if nothing but the largest cesspool of corruption ever amassed.
Good night Gracie!
6/13/2010 06:52:00 PM
There is no longer a sworn police commander in charge of personnel/human resources. It is a civilian/political hack/suckhole.
You will long for the days of Powers and Wood.
Jebediah said...
Since I am Amish, my faith prohibits me from driving an automobile or using a telephone.
God forgive me for using a library computer. I was a serial killer but I've returned to my church totally reformed. Am I eligible to become a Chicago police officer?
6/13/2010 02:33:00 PM
No but you could be mayor or alderman.
Anonymous said...
10-1 in 014 excellent work by the responding midnight cars from both 14 and 13th districts. 4 offenders in custody.
6/13/2010 10:02:00 AM
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Details please.....
3 off duty 14th district tactical officers were walking near division/maplewood and were approached by gang members who attacked one of the officers sending him to the hospital with a head injury.
You will long for the days of Powers and Wood.
6/14/2010 05:03:00 AM
Have things gotten that bad? Really? Brad Woods?
He's selling condos now. He should have been doing that his whole life. That's the crowd that put us on this road. Never forget that.
To: 6/14/2010 04:59:00 AM
Hey, where's that quote from? It was great.
Thanks,
--An Old Retired Sgt.
Like criminals and gangsters haven't are aren't presently on the job now? This goes back a dozen or so years, but there was a murder in 003. Seems the GD's executed a guy. Comes out that a couple CPD POs, a copper from Phoenix IL PD and a few more were involved. They called in the state, county and whomever to investigate. What they learned was that not only the GDs, but the Stones and some others (although this investigation centered on the GDs) began to designate some of their shorties. They were not to get involved in dope, or any of the usual gang activities and thus not get arrested. They would eventually get onto the CPD and work from the inside. They had a list of hard core GDs working in 007, 003, 002 and 006. The FOP backed the gangbanger PoPos saying "they emphathized, but as members of the FOP until they were accused or it was proven they did something there was nothing the CPD could do to them. In spite of the fact that it became known some of the named officers either participated in shootings, interfered with on-going investigations, or just plain f***ed with the Stones. Nothing was ever done with these officers, or this list. It was covered up and buried.
These kind of tests screen out the worst of the worst, but don't really do much about the merely bad.
The reason they are popular is because they shift responsibility off the backs of the city and onto a private company.
Anonymous said...
Ehh... yeah. Like taking THAT test was any more difficult than tying your shoes, seeing as how the instructors nonchalantly encourage cheating by repeatedly mentioning "no cheating" while they then proceed to leave the room and close the door for the entire test.
No thanks.... we have enough of those already who COULD pass the tests the way they were.
6/13/2010 04:18:00 PM
The test is given by the state not academy instructors. If the test was sooooo easy, why is the failure rate around 10% across the state? You sound like your panties are in a bunch. Leave that basement apt and get some fresh air.
6/13/2010 07:38:00 PM
I have to agree with the first poster. State test was a joke, answers were given and the academy instructors did leave the room. Unless things changed in the last 20 years the test was easy. If 10% fail that's pretty sad!!!
6/13/2010 10:23:00 PM
I took the state exam a few years ago and we had numerous study groups to pass the test. It was not that easy unless you studied and prepared. I am not sure what happened twenty years ago but in the last few years recruits spent time preparing for the state exam. I do not recall academy instructors giving the test. We had two reps from Springfield in the room with 80 recruits. Times have changed, old timer.
Damn... Maybe the anti-christ is from Chicago?! OOPS!!
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