IN THE BLUE: Bar none — Dearth of Aurora cop recruits prompts city to advance, hire applicants who test poorly

“That’s really scraping the bottom of the barrel,” said Wayne Cascio, an industrial psychologist and economist at the University of Colorado Denver, who pioneered the test-scoring system used by the department today. “They’re barely qualified to be able to get approved…You’re really handcuffing the department in so many ways.”

Related Keywords

Colorado Springs ,Colorado ,United States ,Oakland ,California ,New York ,New York University ,City Of Aurora ,San Francisco ,University Of Colorado Denver ,Denver ,Sam Mcghee ,Erick Myers ,Tyre Nichols ,Wayne Cascio ,Jeff Schlanger ,Paul Poole ,Jennifer Wurtz ,Elijah Mcclain ,Desmond Mcneal ,Chris Magnus ,Dan Oates ,Aurora Civil Service Commission ,Sentinel Colorado Investigative Reporting Lab ,Denver Civil Service Commission ,Aurora City Council ,Colorado Springs Police Department ,Us Department Of Justice ,National Testing Network ,Aurora Police ,York University Policing ,Civil Service ,City Of Aurora Public Safety Training Center ,Department Of Human Resources ,Aurora Police Department ,San Francisco Fire Department ,A Us Department Of Justice ,Major Cities Chiefs Association ,The Blue ,Sentinel Colorado Investigative Reporting ,Sentinel Colorado Investigative Lab Reporter ,Colorado Denver ,Colorado Attorney General ,Police Chief Art Acevedo ,Civil Service Commissioner Jim Weeks ,Chair Desmond Mcneal ,Civil Service Commission ,Major Cities Chiefs ,Aurora Public Safety Training ,Policing Project ,Black Memphis ,Human Resources ,Chief Dan Oates ,New York City ,Department ,Officers ,Police ,Commission ,Aurora ,Nbsp ,Applicants ,City ,Exam ,Gt ,Candidates ,Recruitment ,Scores ,Black ,Hiring ,Test ,Process ,Women ,Decree ,Commissioners ,North Metro ,Boulder ,Front Range ,Parts ,Entertainment ,Restaurant ,Business Directory ,East County ,