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Job Analysis: The Kentucky State Police—A Case Study Patch(email)
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[pic] (Adaptado de http://www.calea.org/online/newsletter/No81/jobanalysis.htm)

The Southern Police Institute was contracted by the Kentucky State Police to conduct a job analysis on the position of Trooper. The desire of both parties was to develop an accurate understanding of the skills, knowledge, abilities, behaviors, and beliefs required to be a successful Kentucky State Police Trooper. Building on the data developed for the Trooper position the Southern Police Institute was subsequently tasked with gaining an accurate understanding of the positions of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. The process required the Southern Police Institute to develop recommendations that would be used by the Kentucky State Police to accurately describe the positions of Trooper, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. We provided recommendations to be used to develop those job descriptions, with additional recommendations appropriate to each position’s job specification and job function. In following these recommendations, the Kentucky State Police was able to develop valid depictions of positions and define standards for identifying the best-qualified individuals for positional placement at each level. Job Descriptions, Job Specifications, Job Functions
The Job Description are a listing of tasks required of the position holder. These tasks may not be all-inclusive, but there are always the tasks essential to the position. Job functions detail the responsibilities associated with the position and may be used to define the training and evaluative requirements of the job.

The Job Specifications lists the requirements that an applicant must possess for a specific position. It is through the job specification that positional requirements are listed. These job specifications are mandatory for any person entering into that position. The job specification may range from educational