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

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the later revision (MMPI-2) have been two of the most frequently employed instruments in the selection of law enforcement officers (Bartol, 1996).

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Published inJournal of police and criminal psychology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 100 - 106
Main Authors Davis, Robert D., Rostow, Cary D., Pinkston, James B., Cowick, Leah M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Springer Nature B.V 01.03.1999
Subjects
Candidates
Interviews
Law enforcement
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Personality
Personality tests
Police
Recruitment
Tests
Usefulness
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Summary:The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the later revision (MMPI-2) have been two of the most frequently employed instruments in the selection of law enforcement officers (Bartol, 1996).
ISSN:0882-0783
1936-6469
DOI:10.1007/BF02813864