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Article Information:
Title:
Using personality traits to predict police officer performance
Author(s):
Beth A. Sanders
Journal:
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
Year:
2008
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
129 - 147
DOI:
10.1108/13639510810852611
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of personality traits, namely the Big Five, as a means of selection in good police officers.
Design/methodology/approach – The current study examines a sample of 96 police officers from eight non-urban police departments.
Findings – Age and attitude were found to be better predictors of job performance measures than were personality traits. A cynical work attitude was negatively related to ratings of job performance. Officer age was found to have a non-linear relationship to job performance.
Research limitations/implications – Difficulties in measuring police performance are discussed, as is the relative importance of individual officer personality versus organizational culture.
Originality/value – The study extends the research on police officer selection and issues of job performance and measurement.
Keywords:
Human resource management,
Performance management,
Personality,
Police,
Selection
Article Type:
Research paper
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Article URL:
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/13639510810852611