Police Academy 8: SAPOL Lowers its Already Awful Standards Even Further!
Police applicants who have previously failed competency tests, including psychometric and probity screening, will be reconsidered by SA Police in a desperate bid to get more cops on the beat.
Cambridge Dictionary defines “probity” as “complete honesty” and “the quality of being honest and behaving correctly.”
Given the continual stream of current and ex-coppers appearing before the courts, charged with everything from drug dealing to pedophilia, it is crystal clear SAPOL’s “probity” standards are already far too low.
Keep in mind the cops who appear before the courts represent a mere fraction of the rotten cops within SAPOL, as most get away with their malfeasance.
In a letter from Police Association of South Australia president Wade Burns, who himself owes much to SAPOL’s lack of probity, it was revealed SA Police will reconsider applicants who previously failed competency tests.
“From about June 2024, (SA Police) senior management applied pressure to the recruiting section to increase the number of recruits commencing at the academy,” the letter revealed.
“(SA Police) management instructed members in recruiting to review all previous failed recruit applications and reassess their suitability.”
The review would include applicants who had previously failed psychometric and probity testing, which assesses a candidate’s suitability based on their cognitive abilities and ethical standards.
If an applicant passes the second review they would begin training at the Police Academy.
A police spokesman said they continue to identify applicants for the police academy.
“SAPOL is committed to maintaining a fit-for-purpose recruitment process that identifies applicants with aligned values and potential to be developed at the academy,” the spokesman said.
“Once at the academy, cadets have the resources in place to be supported throughout their course to ensure they build required capabilities and are competent in all manner of skills before they graduate. The standards of our graduating police officers has not changed.”
The spokesman said SA Police “requires applicants to participate in psychometric testing that includes IQ and personality profiling” and where necessary “applicants may be further required to participate in a psychological review with a registered psychologist”.
“Screening and probity checks are undertaken throughout the recruitment process,” police said.
All this is WankerSpeak for “we’re so desperate for new goons we’re dropping our already crap standards even further!”
The lowering of SAPOL’s already sleazy standards comes after revelations that prospective police cadets will no longer be required to pass spelling and numeracy tests, in order to allow even dumber people to be accepted into the Police Academy.
Source
Dasha Havrilenko. Police Union claims applicants who failed SA Police’s IQ and personality profiling tests will be reassessed for a second chance. The Advertiser.
