Sellers, Christine S.Withrow, Brian L.Leverenz, Kevin T.2020-10-152020-10-152019-08Leverenz, K. T. (2019). <i>A tale of four cities: Evaluating the impact of assessment centers on police promotion processes by rank, sex, and race</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.https://hdl.handle.net/10877/12772In an effort to meet the dual interests of developing a diverse cadre of quality police leaders while reducing mean subgroup differences in results, the use of the assessment center has emerged as a capable instrument and has grown in popularity over the last few decades. However, a gap in empirical research has been revealed. So, the current research focuses on how ACs impact outcomes of promotion process participants belonging to federally-protected classifications (race and sex) in four major Texas police departments, and how those outcomes change in the absence of the AC.Text111 pages1 file (.pdf)enAssessment centersCivil servicePromotion processPoliceAdverse impactSubgroup differencesDissertation