Assessing Police and Other Public Safety Personnel Using the MMPI-2-RF: A Practical Guide

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This guide assists clinicians in integrating MMPI-2-RF findings with other assessment information used in these evaluations, including findings from other tests, personal history, and clinical interviews. It includes a concise primer on the MMPI-2-RF, common procedural and legal requirements, and contextual factors affecting these evaluations, while case illustrations demonstrate the use of the integrative models in pre-employment and fitness-for-duty evaluations.

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"This publication presents a comprehensive and persuasive advocation for the use of the MMPI-2-RF in the assessment of police and other public safety applicants and personnel. It provides a good introduction to the respective subject matter topics, and the chronology is logical and generates a nice flow of information that is very readable. The authors are well known as leaders in the field, and the scholarship is excellent."Paul Detrick, PhD, ABPP, Board Certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology

"Assessing Police and Other Public Safety Personnel Using the MMPI-2-RF offers a substantive and cohesive integration of this assessment tool when conducting preemployment psychological screening and fitness-for-duty evaluations. The material is well organized and takes the reader through the steps needed for conducting evaluations in a clear and concise manner. It is useful for both the experienced practitioner as well as students interested in the specialty field."Jocelyn E. Roland, PhD, ABPP, Board Certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology

"A particularly timely and needed resource to aid in the selection of competent police and public safety personnel. Psychologists have a difficult task in identifying those best suited to serve and protect the public, and this book facilitates an evidence-based process consistent with best practices."Bruce M. Cappo, PhD, ABPP, Board Certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology

Author Bio

Coauthors David M. Corey, PhD, and Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, are the developers of the MMPI-2-RF Police Candidate Interpretive Report (PCIR). Drs. Corey and Ben-Porath have been involved in the practice of police psychology and MMPI research for more than thirty years.