The revised NEO personality inventory as predictor of police academy performance

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-694

  Detrick, Paul ^a   Chibnall, John T ^b   Luebbert, Michael C ^c  

^a Florissant Psychological Services   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tecumseh State Correctional Inst

Author keywords

Five factor personality model; Law enforcement personnel; NEO Personality Inventory; Personality measures; Personnel selection; Personnel training

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044281653     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854804268751     Document Type: Review

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