NDLI: Pre-employment screening of police officers: Limitations of the mmpi-2 K-Scale as a useful predictor of performance

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Author	Laguna, Louis Agliotta, Joseph Mannon, Stephanie
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The present study sought to clarify the utility of the MMPI-2’s K Scale as a measure of future professional performance by comparing supervisor job performance ratings of law enforcement officers who had been hired with high K Scale scores with those of law enforcement officers who had been hired without elevated K Scale scores on the psychological assessment portion of screening using the MMPI-2. Supervisors were asked to rate each officer’s level of defensiveness, the trait targeted by items on the K-Scale. Results of this study found that officers scoring in the high K group received similar supervisor ratings regarding their overall performance. Results were consistent with past research that indicates a lack of statistically significant support for the utility of the K Scale as a sole criterion for disqualification of an applicant who manifests highly defensive tendencies. This study supports previous research and substantiates the need to look beyond the K-score when screening police personnel.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08820783
Journal	Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19366469
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-09-24
Publisher Institution	Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	MMPI-2 defensiveness police officer performance ratings Psychology Law and Psychology Criminology & Criminal Justice
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law Applied Psychology

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