A longitudinal model for predicting performance of police officers using personality and behavioral data

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 591-606

  Forero, Carlos G ^a   Gallardo Pujol, David ^a   Maydeu Olivares, Alberto ^a   Andrés Pueyo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

16PF; CAQ; Individual differences; Law enforcement personnel; Mediator variables; Performance prediction; Personnel selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749114063     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809333406     Document Type: Article

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