Use of the California Psychological Inventory in Law Enforcement Officer Selection

Abstract

This research consisted of two investigations of the use of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) in law enforcement officer selection. The first study examined preemployment profiles of academy' graduates (N = 5791, comparing subjects rated psychologically suited for law enforcement to those rated unsuited by training instructors, Graduates rated unsuited had significantly lower overall CPI profiles. The second study compared preemployment CPI profiles of law enforcement officers who had experienced serious job performance problems (n = 45) to those of matched officer controls who had experienced no such difficulties. Officers with serious job problems scored lower on scales comprising Gough's Class II group of variables, Scales that primarily differentiated between the two officer groups were So, St, Wb, and To. Results provide support for the use of the CPI as an addition to law enforcement officer selection procedures.

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