NCJ Number
41363
Date Published
1976
Length
40 pages
Annotation
THE STUDY CONDUCTED IN RHODE ISLAND ANALYZES PERSONALITY TESTS AND SCALES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN PREDICTING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEST SCORES AND POLICE PERFORMANCE.
Abstract
THE STUDY INCLUDES EXTENSIVE STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF THE FOLLOWING TESTS: OTIS MENTAL ABILITY TESTS, EDWARDS PERSONAL PREFERNCE SCHEDULE, GIULFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY, STRONG VOCATIONAL INTEREST BLANK, AND THE MINNESOTA MULTI-PHASE PERSONALITY INVENTORY. ALL OF WHICH WERE FOUND TO HAVE ASPECTS THAT WOULD BE VALID INDICATORS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S ADAPTABILITY TO POLICE WORK...TWH