This study reports the association between formal psychological evaluation variables and later police officer performance, as reflected by various indexes, including supervisor evaluation, reprimands, and commendations. Officers were drawn from three police departments, each of which imposes unique demands: an inner-city metropolitan department, a major university police department, and a community college police department. Officers' in-service behavior was associated with patterns and elevation of their Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles and interpersonal needs. Although the departments differed with respect to their demands, overlap suggests that generalization among and across departments is possible.

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