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Behavior
Recent findings in behavior described by researchers from University of Barcelona
June 20th, 2009
According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "A growing body of evidence suggests that the performance of police officers depends on individual dispositions. Although predictive studies of police performance using personality measures often focus on academy training, in this study the authors fitted a longitudinal structural equation model to examine the predictive validity of the training process for actual performance after graduation." "To do so, the authors used behavioral and self-reported personality measures as predictors in a sample of 2,010 police candidates enrolled at the Catalan Institute for Public Safety. While academic qualifications alone...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-20)
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