Use of the Personality Assessment Inventory in Police and Security Personnel Selection (From Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: A 21st Century Perspective, P 72-90, 2010, Peter A. Weiss, ed. - see NCJ-231933)

• NCJ Number: 231937
• Author(s): William U. Weiss; Peter A. Weiss,
• Date Published: 2010
• Length: 19 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Format: Book Chapter
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter examines the use of the personality assessment inventory in the selection of police and security personnel.

Abstract

The chapter describes the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) and its use in police selection in place of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). The design of the PAI addresses many of the problems cited about the MMPI-2, with the primary benefit of the PAI being its size, 344 items on the questionnaire compared to 567 items on the MMPI-2. Another difference of the PAI is the use of more modern terminology according to more recent nomenclature in the field of psychopathology. In addition, the PAI ratings are done on a four-point scale, as opposed to the true-false all-or-none format of the MMPI-2. The scales of the PAI are divided into four areas that are described in more detail in this chapter. These areas are: Validity Scales - 4 scales that measure Inconsistency, Infrequency, Negative Impression, and Positive Impression; Clinical Scales - 11 scales that measure Somatic Complaints, Anxiety, Anxiety-Related Disorders, Depression, Mania, Paranoia, Schizophrenia, Borderline Features, Antisocial Features, Alcohol Problems, and Drug Problems; Treatment Scales - 5 scales that measure Aggression, Suicidal Ideation, Stress, Nonsupport, and Treatment Rejection; and Interpersonal Scales - 2 scales that measure Dominance and Warmth. References