Prediction of law enforcement training performance and dysfunctional job performance with general mental ability, personality, and life history variables

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-25

  Cuttler, Michael J ^a   Muchinsky, Paul M ^b,c  

^a Law Enforcement Services Inc

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academy training; Job performance; Law enforcement; Personnel selection; Prediction

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644450238     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854805282291     Document Type: Article

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