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Personality Measurement In The Prediction Of Positive And Negative Police Officer Performance, Brian P. Enright
Personality Measurement In The Prediction Of Positive And Negative Police Officer Performance, Brian P. Enright
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Police officer selection research has revealed a number of relationships between scores on psychological tests and performance on the job. Although a few of these predictor scales have been consistently linked with job performance, many still require further investigation. It was proposed that the personality scales most consistently linked to job performance concern two broad constructs including: (1) prosocial personality characteristics, and (2) level of psychological distress. Guided by findings from the police outcomes literature and research regarding the factor structure and intercorrelation of MMPI and CPI scales, it was proposed that Scales 4 and 9 from the MMPI and …