Screening out: the use of psychological tests to identify pathological personalities or people unsuitable for policing is a reasonable objective. Use of MMPI can help screen out people with pathology. Identify and exclude those people who should not join to this department.
Frequently used personality inventories
1. MMPI
2. IPI
MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
The MMPI, a standardized questionnaire developed at the University of Minnesota in 1940, is one of the most popular clinical psychology personality inventories in use today, almost 70% police psychologists are administering this test to identify the pathological personalities. There are currently 567 items on the test. The scoring generate six validity scales and 10 basic clinical or personality scales. The latter are, in order, as follows: Hypochondriacs, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic Deviate, Masculinity-Femininity, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, and Social Introversion.
Limitations
When we use MMPI for police screening out, few limitations are face like
• Use of MMPI can help screen out people with pathology
• Is not necessarily a good predictor of police performance
IPI (Inwald Personality Inventory)
The Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) is a 310 question "true-false" inventory and comparatively designed to identify a variety of personality and behavioral characteristics. It was specifically developed for selection of law enforcement personnel. It is specifically design and used to screen applicants for high-risk positions such as police candidates.This assessment, or test, was developed in response to the requirements of the public safety/law enforcement selection process. The Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) is a 310 item True/False questionnaire and has 26 scales. It has a better Face validity; it is concerned with how a measure or procedure appears. Does it seem like a reasonable way to gain the information the researchers are attempting to obtain? Does it seem well designed? Does it seem as though it will work reliably.
Policing has improved significantly in last century in the light of psychologist’s recommendations that were made on the basis of research work, interviews and assessments. Let’s hope to install these progressive steps in Pakistan as well.
Frequently used personality inventories
1. MMPI
2. IPI
MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
The MMPI, a standardized questionnaire developed at the University of Minnesota in 1940, is one of the most popular clinical psychology personality inventories in use today, almost 70% police psychologists are administering this test to identify the pathological personalities. There are currently 567 items on the test. The scoring generate six validity scales and 10 basic clinical or personality scales. The latter are, in order, as follows: Hypochondriacs, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic Deviate, Masculinity-Femininity, Paranoia, Psychasthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, and Social Introversion.
Limitations
When we use MMPI for police screening out, few limitations are face like
• Use of MMPI can help screen out people with pathology
• Is not necessarily a good predictor of police performance
IPI (Inwald Personality Inventory)
The Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) is a 310 question "true-false" inventory and comparatively designed to identify a variety of personality and behavioral characteristics. It was specifically developed for selection of law enforcement personnel. It is specifically design and used to screen applicants for high-risk positions such as police candidates.This assessment, or test, was developed in response to the requirements of the public safety/law enforcement selection process. The Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI) is a 310 item True/False questionnaire and has 26 scales. It has a better Face validity; it is concerned with how a measure or procedure appears. Does it seem like a reasonable way to gain the information the researchers are attempting to obtain? Does it seem well designed? Does it seem as though it will work reliably.
Policing has improved significantly in last century in the light of psychologist’s recommendations that were made on the basis of research work, interviews and assessments. Let’s hope to install these progressive steps in Pakistan as well.
