Predicting aggression in police officers using the MMPI-2

This study attempted to determine if any of four MMPI-2 scales formulated to measure various forms of hostility or aggression is useful in predicting aggressive behavior among police officers. In our analysis of 80 officers from two police departments, we found that some scales predicted supervisor...

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Published in:	Journal of police and criminal psychology Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Castora, Kimberly, Brewster, JoAnne, Stoloff, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hauppauge Springer Nature B.V 01-03-2003
Subjects:	Aggressiveness Complaints Hostility Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Personality tests Police Predictions Supervisors
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Summary:	This study attempted to determine if any of four MMPI-2 scales formulated to measure various forms of hostility or aggression is useful in predicting aggressive behavior among police officers. In our analysis of 80 officers from two police departments, we found that some scales predicted supervisor ratings of officer performance in one of the departments but not in the second department. In one department, officers with higher ANG scores or HOS scores, or lower O-H scores, were judged by supervisors to be more assertive. Officers from the same department with higher HO scores or lower O-H scores received more justified citizen complaints. We discuss the importance of predicting aggression in police officers, the difficulty of making this prediction using MMPI-2 scores, and differences between the two departments that might have impacted the outcome of this research. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:	0882-0783 1936-6469
DOI:	10.1007/BF02802602