Date of Award
1996
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
First Advisor
Marilyn Patterson
Second Advisor
Donna Noonan
Third Advisor
Jessie B. Harris Jr.
Abstract
The present study was designed t o determine if scores of seven or more on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Lie-scale (L) resulted in a law enforcement applicant not being hi red as a police officer . The subjects in this study were 66 applicants to police departments in the St . Louis, MO area . All of the subjects completed the MMPI as part of a preemployment psychological evaluation . The efficacy of utilizing the MMPI in law enforcement screening procedures is discussed. The legal responsibilities of police departments in relation to preemployment psychological assessment are also analyzed. Two independent variables, employment status and Lie scale score, were measured and a 2 x 2 chi-square analysis was completed . The results were not significant and indicated that whether an individual is hired as a law enforcement officer is independent of their Lie scale score . Recommendations for future research are discussed .
Recommended Citation
Eckert, Van-Lear Philip, "The Use of MMPI Lie Scale Scores in the Selection of Law Enforcement Personnel" (1996). Theses. 556.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/556
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