Personality patterns of white, black, and Mexican-American patrolmen as measured by the sixteen personality factor questionnaire.
The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire was administered to 461 Los Angeles patrolmen to abtain a normative police profile. Multivariate analysis revealed that the average patrolman appeared brighter, more reserved, dominant, and tough-minded (p less than .001) than the average male. Comparisons were made for 29 black, 33 Mexican-American, and 399 white officers. Mexican-American officers emerged as more conservative and relaxed than whites, while black officers appeared more experimental, analytical, and group-oriented. A comparison with an idependent police sample revealed common traits of self-assurance and conservatism. Results were compared with a social workers' profile and discussed in relation to police officers' actual job activities and community needs.
D001741:Black or African American; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012946:Social Welfare; D014481:United States