Public Safety Solutions

For over 50 years, McCann Associates has been the leader in equipping police and fire departments with the tools needed to identify top-quality candidates for hiring and promotion. McCann’s testing platforms, built upon decades of research and experience, provide high candidate acceptance based on empirically and statistically validated methodologies. The mission of McCann Associates is to provide communities with the tools they need, at a cost they can afford, to manage their public resources for the safety of the general public.

Consultative Services

Every community and department is unique. We understand your department requires targeted solutions aligned to your structure, qualification requirements, and promotional paths. Our professionals have years of industry experience and work through a proven consultative services approach with police and fire departments. Whether your department is in need of high-stakes or practice testing, entry-level or promotional exams, performance analysis or leadership development, pencil-and-paper or computerized delivery, McCann Associates will provide you with valid assessments of superior quality.

Evaluation

Measured Success™ is the backbone of McCann Associates’ computer-based high-stakes and practice examinations. This advanced assessment platform is designed to produce efficient and reliable workforce evaluation at all career levels and stages. The capabilities of Measured Success™ are extensive, yet they allow for targeting specific needs. Public safety administrators can easily manage the employee life cycle from recruitment to retirement, including candidate assessment tracking and managing the employee acquisition process, and identifying employee skill gaps and competencies. Detailed reporting features ensure administrators and managers have all the information they need to make the sound decisions their communities count on.

Resource Management

The deluge of data that decision makers must manage comes from many sources, takes many forms, and has major consequences that not only affect a department’s budget but also affect the lives of first responders and the citizens they protect. The comprehensive solution to this problem is iSEEK Supercruncher™. By managing all sources of information, department administrators are equipped to take action. Whether it shapes the training routine of new recruits, manages work duties more efficiently, or cuts down on response time to calls, iSEEK Supercruncher™ helps protect the community by making resources available to decision makers.

Employee Development

Inadequate writing ability is frequently cited as a major cause of department inefficiencies and affects public worker perceptions. McCann Associates offers solutions that can help work toward the goal of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, instructing public servants on the process of simple and concise communication in order to:

  • improve public understanding of government communications, procedures, forms, and applications;
  • save money and increase efficiency through better understanding and fewer errors;
  • reduce the need for the public to seek clarification from agency staff;
  • improve public understanding of agency requirements and thereby assist the public in complying with them;
  • reduce resources spent on enforcement.

MY Access!® Professional Edition is designed specifically to guide professionals in refining their writing to be purposeful, powerful, and persuasive. MY Access!® Professional Edition offers “MBA-specific” prompts designed to develop and sharpen professional written communication to improve internal communication and external reputation.

CorrectEnglish™ is the infinitely deployable writing development solution designed to supplement the writing process with simple grammatical checks for composition and publishing support. CorrectEnglish™ makes the writer accountable for their own development with industry-leading tools of support. No costly installation or IT support is required; users only need an Internet connection and a Web browser. This means CorrectEnglish™ follows the user around the office, in the field, or at home.