LOS ANGELES : Leak of Question Invalidates LAPD Promotion Exam
The Los Angeles Civil Service Commission Friday threwt the results of an oral examination for the police commander position after one applicant acnowledged that he knew one of the questions in advance.
The commission will issue a new test for the 36 Los Angeles Police Department captains who are applying for advancement.
Apparently the captain who knew of the question in advance discussed the test with others who had taken the oral examination, according to a commission analyst.
Before the oral examination there had been controversy involving the written portion of the test. Of the 38 candidates for the LAPD’s fourth highest rank, 28 advanced.
Minority groups charged that the 10 excluded applicants included a disproportionate number of blacks and Latinos. That prompted the city to advance interested candidates, so everyone was eligible for the oral exam.
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