Prediction of Police Officer Performance Among New Mexico State Police as Assessed by the Personality Assessment Inventory

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Richardson, David W ^a   Cave, Susan B ^b   La Grange, Linda ^c  

^a Tennessee Valley Healthcare System   (United States)

^b Forensic Evaluation Team   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement psychological screening and selection; PAI on law enforcement applicants; Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI); Predicting poor police officer performance; Psychological Rating Risk Factor Statement (PRRFS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650384183     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11896-007-9010-7     Document Type: Article

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