An investigation into the usefulness of the MMPI and MMPI-2 in municipal and state police candidate selection

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 100-106

  Davis, Robert D ^a   Rostow, Cary D ^a   Pinkston, James B ^a   Cowick, Leah M ^a  

^a Matrix Inc   (United States)

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EID: 84870414023     PISSN: 08820783     EISSN: 19366469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02813864     Document Type: Article

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