Previous Military Experience and Law Enforcement Selection

 

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Aadland, R. L. (1981).  The prediction of use of deadly force by police officers in simulated field situations.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.

Azen, S. P., Snibbe, H. M., Montgomery, H. R., Fabricatore, J. , & Earle, H.   (1974).  A longitudinal predictive study of success and performance of law enforcement officers.   American Journal of Community Psychology, 1(2), 79-86.

Boyce, T. N. (1988).  Psychological screening for high-risk police specialization.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Georgia State University.

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Hankey, R. O.  (1968).  Personality correlates in a role of authority: The police. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California.

Hooper, M. K. (1988). Relationship of college education to police officer job performance. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate School.

Kayode, O. (1973).  Predicting performance on the basis of social background characteristics: The case of the Philadelphia Police Department.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania.

Kedia, P. R. (1985). Assessing the effect of college education of police job performance. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern Mississippi.

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Matyas, G. S. (1980). The relationship of MMPI and biographical data to police performance. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. University of Missouri, Columbia.

McConnell, W. A. (1967). Relationship of personal history to success as a police patrolman. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Colorado State University.

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Plummer, K. O. (1979).  Pre-employment factors that determine success in the police academy.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Claremont Graduate College.

Poland, J. M.  (1976). An exploratory analysis of the relationship between social background factors and performance criteria in the Michigan State Police.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Michigan State University

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Shaver, D. P.  (1980).  A descriptive study of police officers in selected towns of northwest Arkansas.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Arkansas.

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