Psychological preemployment screening for police candidates: Seeking consistency if not standardization.

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Dantzker
Keyword(s):  
Preemployment Screening ◽  
Police Candidates

Comparing IVR and Web-Based Approaches for Preemployment Screening

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Hattrup ◽  
Matthew S. O'Connell ◽  
Jenine R. Yager
Keyword(s):  
Web Based ◽  
Preemployment Screening

Psychological Assessment of Chief of Police Candidates: Scientific and Practice Issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Cunningham ◽  
John W. Jones ◽  
Gary M. Behrens
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Assessment ◽  
Police Candidates

Using the MMPI-2-RF in Preemployment Evaluations of Police Officer Candidates

2017 ◽  
pp. 51-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yossef S. Ben-Porath ◽  
David M. Corey ◽  
Anthony M. Tarescavage
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Police Officer ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Police Candidates ◽  
Practical Guidance ◽  
Report Measure

The MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) is the current, most up-to-date version of the most widely used self-report measure of personality and psychopathology. Prior versions of the test were studied and used extensively in police candidate assessments. This chapter reviews the legal and empirical foundations for using the MMPI-2-RF in preemployment evaluations of police officer candidates and provides practical guidance for doing so. A detailed review of a series of recent studies on using the MMPI-2-RF in identification of high risk candidates is presented, followed by practical suggestions for integrating MMPI-2-RF findings with other sources of information when conducting preemployment evaluations of police candidates. The MMPI-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Report is highlighted.

Screening of Police Applicants: A 5-Item MMPI Research Index

1980 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Merian ◽  
David Stefan ◽  
Lawrence S. Schoenfeld ◽  
Joseph C. Kobos
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Bayes Theorem ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Statistical Errors ◽  
Police Candidates ◽  
Selection Of

The usefulness and validity of various personality tests in the selection of police officers has been recently considered. This study examines use of the MMPI to differentiate successfully between acceptable and unacceptable police candidates. An item analysis of the MMPI is presented, and five items which significantly differentiated the groups are combined in an index. The statistical errors of inference in a simulated selection procedure are examined with the use of Bayes theorem. The index has sufficient validity to warrant further investigation.

Predicting Terminations for Cause and Failure to Complete Successfully a 90-Day Probationary Period of Employment: Contribution of a Preemployment Screening Inventory

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 1031-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald L. Borofsky ◽  
Janet Green ◽  
Dominick Burzichelli ◽  
Louis Paludi
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
Hiring Decisions ◽  
Job Commitment ◽  
Preemployment Screening ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Resort Hotel ◽  
Probationary Period

This study examined the relationship between scores on a preemployment screening inventory, terminations for cause, and failure to complete successfully a 90-day probationary period at an East Coast resort hotel (approximately 3,600 employees). Of the 436 seasonal and nonseasonal applicants hired during the study period, 158 were administered the inventory as part of their preemployment processing. Scores were not systematically used in making over-all hiring decisions. Analysis indicated relationships between scores on an inventory designed to assess the likelihood of long-term job commitment, terminations for cause, and failure to complete successfully the 90-day probationary period.

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