The author offers valuable insights concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include advantages of the assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, center design and administration, personnel selection and training, and personnel evaluation and scoring methods. In addition, important features of the book are how and why the assessment center should be conducted and the manner in which personnel are evaluated by assessors. Concluding with numerous exercise plans, typical assessment center schedules, personnel evaluation guidelines, and assessor feedback forms, the book is designed to serve as a textbook in fire and police administrator preparatory programs. Appendixes contain supplemental information and exercises related to the assessment center. Figures