title: Note on concurrent validation of the personality assessment inventory in law enforcement.
abstract: This study compared the Personality Assessment Inventory and MMPI-168 profiles of 9 law enforcement applicants with published MMPI profiles to provide concurrent validation for the use of the Personality Assessment Inventory to assess personality pathology of peace officer applicants. The sample showed subclinical elevations of the Positive Impression and Treatment Rejection scales on the Personality Assessment Inventory and subclinical elevations on the MMPI validity scales of Lie and Correction and the clinical scales of Psychopathic Deviate and Hypomania. The applicants' mean MMPI profile provided concurrent validation for the use of the Personality Assessment Inventory in this decision on fitness to serve.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School Houston, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012926:Social Control, Formal