The personality assessment inventory as a selection device for law enforcement personnel |
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Authors: | William U. Weiss Cary Rostow Robert Davis Emily DeCoster-Martin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, The University of Evansville, 1800 Lincoln Avenue, 47722 Evansville, Indiana;(2) Matrix, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Abstract: | The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is a recent development in psychological assessment which has attracted attention because of the breadth of its coverage and the fact that it includes a four-point scale of item agreement. Matrix, Incorporated, is a psychological assessment center that specializes in the assessment of law enforcement personnel. Matrix has collected performance variables on 800 police officers who had taken the PAI prior to being hired. Correlational analysis was performed and there was a significant effect in the data. Discussion focuses upon the criteria in relation to the PAI variables, particularly with regard to aggression, antisocial characteristics and the validity scales. The data clearly demonstrate that the PAI has good potential for the selection of law enforcement officers. Emily DeCoster-Martin was an undergraduate psychology major at The University of Evansville at the time this paper was written |
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