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SFPD outlines new continuous testing plan and steps to diversify recruit classes
Summary
The San Francisco Police Department told the Police Commission it plans to introduce continuous, scenario‑based online testing by November to widen the applicant pool and reduce delays in hiring; commissioners pressed for data on demographic outcomes and safeguards for background screening.
The San Francisco Police Department told the Police Commission on Sept. 25 that it plans to shift to continuous, scenario‑based testing for police applicants to expand and diversify its hiring pool and to reduce long delays between application and appointment.
Chief Gregory Peasey and background‑investigations staff described the full hiring pipeline: application to the Department of Human Resources, a written exam and scenario‑based testing, physical agility and an oral interview, submission of a personal history questionnaire, triage (including hair sampling and live‑scan fingerprinting) and assignment of a background investigator. Successful candidates receive conditional offers…
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