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What factors should the assistant chief consider in determining the presence of gender bias in firefighter promotion? Is the promotional status of recently promoted firefighters independent of their gender?

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Assessments

You volunteer some of your spare time to your local fire department and have been asked by an assistant chief to analyze data on firefighters who applied for promotion. The assistant chief wants to ensure that gender bias is not a concern in the promotion of firefighters. Shown below is data for 50 firefighters who […]

Briefly summarize what constitutes racial profiling from a legal standpoint, and identify any actions the department may have taken that could have resulted in such a claim. What steps would you take to investigate this claim?

Posted on July 9, 2022 by DavidY

You are a captain on a fire department and recently tested applicants for your volunteer force. Twenty of the 35 applicants passed the written and physical agility test. Ten of the remaining 20 satisfactorily completed the oral board interview. All evaluative processes were conducted in the same manner (i.e., written and physical agility tests were […]

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What factors should the assistant chief consider in determining the presence of gender bias in firefighter promotion? Is the promotional status of recently promoted firefighters independent of their gender?

Briefly summarize what constitutes racial profiling from a legal standpoint, and identify any actions the department may have taken that could have resulted in such a claim. What steps would you take to investigate this claim?