Predictive validity of the MMPI-2 PSY-5 scales and facets for law enforcement officer employment outcomes

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-238

  Caillouet, Beth A ^a   Boccaccini, Marcus T ^a   Varela, Jorge G ^a   Davis, Robert D ^b   Rostow, Cary D ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Matrix Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement; MMPI 2; Police; Positive impression management; PSY 5

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949159473     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854809351948     Document Type: Article

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