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Preemployment Psychological Screening of Police Officer Applicants: Basic Considerations and Recent Advances

Preemployment Psychological Screening of Police Officer Applicants: Basic Considerations and Recent Advances

Cary L. Mitchell
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781522508137|ISBN10: 1522508139|EISBN13: 9781522508144
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0813-7.ch002
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Mitchell, Cary L. "Preemployment Psychological Screening of Police Officer Applicants: Basic Considerations and Recent Advances." Police Psychology and Its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement, edited by Cary L. Mitchell and Edrick H. Dorian, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 28-50. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0813-7.ch002

APA

Mitchell, C. L. (2017). Preemployment Psychological Screening of Police Officer Applicants: Basic Considerations and Recent Advances. In C. Mitchell & E. Dorian (Eds.), Police Psychology and Its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement (pp. 28-50). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0813-7.ch002

Chicago

Mitchell, Cary L. "Preemployment Psychological Screening of Police Officer Applicants: Basic Considerations and Recent Advances." In Police Psychology and Its Growing Impact on Modern Law Enforcement, edited by Cary L. Mitchell and Edrick H. Dorian, 28-50. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0813-7.ch002

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Abstract

The psychological screening of law enforcement officer applicants represents a core practice area in police psychology. Significant advances have been made in recent years regarding the development of practice guidelines and standards. This chapter provides an overview of the essential components of this specialized form of high-stakes psychological assessment. Important legal principles are highlighted and key resources are identified. The core steps in a contemporary screening model are described and the psychological self-report measures most widely used in psychological screenings are profiled. Factors impacting the validity and usefulness of psychological test results are discussed. The critical need for preemployment psychological screenings of police officer candidates to be culturally sensitive is addressed, as are some of the criticisms that have been identified in the literature. The chapter stresses the need for preemployment assessments of police officer candidates to be evidence-based, ethically attuned, and consistent with recent advances in police psychology.

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