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33 Crim. Just. & Behavior 3 (2006)

handle is hein.journals/crmjusbhv33 and id is 1 raw text is: PREDICTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PERFORMANCE AND DYSFUNCTIONAL JOB PERFORMANCE WITH GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY, PERSONALITY, AND LIFE HISTORY VARIABLES MICHAEL J. CUTTLER Law Enforcement Services, Inc. PAUL M. MUCHINSKY University ofNorth Carolina at Greensboro Two studies were conducted on personnel in the field of law enforcement. Study 1 examined the predictability of law enforcement candidates who failed to complete either academy or field training versus a matched-case control sample who passed training. Study 2 examined the pre- dictability of law enforcement officers who were formally disciplined for inappropriate behavior on the job versus a matched-case control sample who were not disciplined. General mental abil- ity, personality, and life history variables served as the predictors of these criteria. The predictive accuracy of a specially constructed life history veracity index (an internal validity scale) was also examined. The results revealed that both criteria were predictable, but with differential accuracy across the predictor types. These findings are discussed in the context of recent research on the selection of law enforcement personnel, the major constructs assessed in the study, and issues associated with longitudinal validational research. Keywords: prediction; law enforcement; personnel selection; academy training; job performance A s chronicled by Drees, Ones, Cullen, Spilberg, and Viswesvaran (2003), the screening of police applicants can be traced back to 1829 in London. Until 1960, the assessment of candidates was limited CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, Vol. 33 No. 1, February 2006 3-25 DOI: 10.1177/0093854805282291 0 2006 American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology 3

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