This study compared the performance ratings of 171 firefighters over a 1½-yr. period using a newly developed performance evaluation system. The objective was to develop an evaluation system that would not discriminate against blacks and that would eliminate a strong leniency bias in effect for all firefighters. Data analysis for three separate rating periods showed that there were no significant differences between scores of whites and blacks and that the leniency bias had been eliminated.
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