NEW DIRECTIONS IN POLICE SELECTION

• NCJ Number: 8980
• Author(s): R B MILLS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 12 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC, HONOLULU, SEP 7, 1972

Annotation

DESIRABLE PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE DESCRIBED TO GUIDE SELECTION OF POLICE RECRUITS, TOGETHER WITH THE SELECTION METHOD USED BY THE CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

THE PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES SOUGHT ARE - (1) MOTIVATION FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER, (2) NORMAL MASCULINE SELF ASSERTION, (3) EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND GOOD JUDGMENT UNDER STRESS, (4) SENSITIVITY TOWARD MINORITY GROUPS AND SOCIAL DEVIATES, (5) COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS, (6) FLEXIBILITY, AND (7) MATURE RELATIONSHIP TO SOCIAL AUTHORITY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).