Course Details

Course Title	Public Safety Assessment with the CPI-434 Police and Public Safety Report
Date	5/14/2024
Provider	Johnson, Roberts, and Associates
Phone	408-356-9696
Email	office@lepsinc.com
Website
Location	New York, NY and Livestreamed
Credit Hours	7
Instructor(s)	Ryan Roberts, JD, PhD
Method of Instruction	Lecture
Approving Agency	APA
Course Syllabus	2024 CPI Training-JRA-FINAL-2024.pdf

Course Description

The training presentation focuses on using the California Psychological Inventory-434 (CPI-434) in law enforcement hiring to assess suitability rather than psychopathology. It highlights ten key dimensions, including social competence, impulse control, and integrity, that predict job performance and long-term employment success. Research shows CPI is more reliable than clinical judgment alone. Case studies illustrate the risks of hiring unsuitable candidates, linking psychological profiles to termination rates. The training also explores bias detection in applicants and emphasizes combining psychological assessments with background investigations to ensure effective hiring decisions.

Course Objectives

Discuss the merits of statistical and clinical prediction
Describe the differences between a suitability and a stability assessment.
Describe the reasons why use of special normative samples is important when assessing public safety job applicants.
Describe the method used to derive the CPI-Police and Public Safety Report's Prediction Equations (Job Suitability Snapshot).
List 3 CPI scales relevant to assessing bias among public safety applicants.
Describe how the CPI's selection relevant items were selected.
Describe the differences between protocol validity and indeterminability (excessive defensiveness).
Describe how the CPI's scales relate to the assessment of the essential job functions of the police officer position.
Describe how the CPI's approach to scale development is different than that of the MMPI.