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...another occasion, G.P.C.'s psychologist Alan Strand and polygraphist Robert Cormack delved into the character and past of a suburban fireman who had been on the force for several years. He now wanted to transfer to the fire department in another town. They learned that he was an arsonist who had already set several fires...
This month Strand and Cormack interviewed a man of 22, a candidate for a police force, who admitted to robbery, selling narcotics, shoplifting, vandalism and regular use of marijuana and pep pills. Asked, "How would you rate yourself in terms of honesty?", he replied, "Above average," and commented: "I get self-satisfaction when I'm being honest...
Sour Cream. These cases are typical of the 10% to 15% who are outright criminals among the 5,000 applicants for police and fire work interviewed in five years by G.P.C. Those percentages seem remarkably high, but even more startling, Strand and Cormack have found that almost 50% of the applicants they screen are psychologically unsuited for the jobs they seek. Analysis of 400 candidates recently rejected by the consultants showed that about 25% were turned down for emotional immaturity, almost as many for general instability, almost 20% as thrill seekers, and 9% for tendencies toward brutality. Virtually all these...
...even before all the nations have chosen their teams, and before all the female entrants have passed the new sex test (a strand of hair will be examined to see if the follicle has the combination of chromosomes that is conclusive evidence of womanhood), one thing can be predicted with surety. The 8,500 men and the 1,500 women (almost double the number at Mexico) will among them reaffirm the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius-setting new records that will be swifter, higher, stronger...
...flea survives by hopping and hiding," advises the I.R.A.'s favorite tactician of guerrilla warfare, Robert Taber. On Strand Road in the Catholic Bogside area of Londonderry last Monday evening, the fleas were hopping again. I first heard the detonations coming from the dockside down by the River Foyle. Two adolescent boys and a girl had entered the Chinese Society Restaurant, shooed owners and clients out with a pistol, then hidden their timed gelignite device in the kitchen. The explosion, 30 minutes later, gouged a huge hole in the building, while a spray of glass rained down from smashed...