Suitability for hire and fitness for duty evaluations (FFDEs) for police officers are complex evaluations that attempt to predict one’s suitability for being hired as a police officer or to determine fitness to continue to serve as an officer. There are multiple issues with regard to conducting these assessments; some of the issues addressed in
Parole is the conditional release of a prisoner who has not served out a full sentence. A long-standing practice of the U.S. justice system, parole is granted for a variety of reasons, including the “good behavior” of a prisoner, as well as overcrowding in prisons. Prisoners on parole, or parolees, are assigned to a parole
Police officers perform many duties relating to public safety. Their responsibilities include not only preserving the peace, preventing criminal acts, enforcing the law, investigating crimes, and arresting those who violate the law but also directing traffic, community relations work, and controlling crowds at public events. Police officers are employed at the federal, state, county, and