Cassidy, Laureen (SEN)
From:	KByrne [kbyrne@ballingroup.com.au]
Sent:	Wednesday, 23 May 2001 9:06 AM
To:	fadt.sen@aph.gov.au
Subject:	FW: Recruitment and selection: defence personnel

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From:	KByrne
Sent:	23 May 2001 9:00
To:	'fadt.sen@aph.gov.au'
Cc:
Subject:	Recruitment and selection: defence personnel

The Secretary
Senate Foreign Affairs
   Defence and Trade References Committee
Parliament House
Canberra

Dear Sir/Madam:

Please consider this email a submission to thr Senate Inquiry.  I have been
unsuccessful in reaching your web site and am therefore unfamiliart with the
guidlesines for submission.

Regarding recruitment and retention, a key aspect is the selection of
applicants, choosing those who are most psycholocally suited for the role,
while also indentifying those who are unlikley to be successful

The Australian UInstitute of Forensic Psycholgy provides a system for
psycholical screening which is:

- ideally suited io evaluating defence force applicants

-had normative data on over 13,000 Australians

-Is supported by numerous research studies which confirm its' ability to
predict future performance in a para-military organization.

The systen evaluates factors which are not included in any other
psychlogical profiling system, yet are essential to know in making a
selection decision for Defence Force personnel. These include, but are not
limited to, the followiig:

-Gender Bias (men who indicate negative attitudes about working with women)

-Racial Bias

Level of Aggression, Hostility and Need to Domonate Others

-Ability fo Fit Into a Team

Willingness to Follow Orders, Accept Criticism and Learn From Experience

Attitudes Toward Authority

Level of Alcohol/Drug Use

Interpersonal Judgement

Basic "common sense"

Potental Neurotic or Psychotic Disorders

Level of Maturity

This system has also proven to be highly cost eficient. In one study we
demonstrated the ability to save one organization a minimum of one million
dolars per year, with strong data to suggest greater savings wrere
availalbe/

I am hopeful that this infornmation will be of interest to The Committee.

Dr. Ken Byrne
Director
 Australian Institute of Forensic Psychology
41 Queens Parade
Clifton Hill 3068
(03) 9482-2887