Course Details

Course TitleSociety for Police and Criminal Psychology (SPCP) Annual Conference 2014
Date 9/19/2014
ProviderSPCP
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Website http://psychweb.cisat.jmu.edu/spcp/conference.html
LocationLas Vegas
Credit Hours5
Instructor(s)Varies
Method of InstructionWorkshop/Seminar
Approving AgencyOther
Course Syllabus

Course Description

The conference will provide various sessions focusing on assessment directly related to peace officer psychological screening.

Course Objectives

Approved sessions include:The Conduct of Peace Officer Psychological Screening Evaluations:Updates from the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training;Validation of an Empirically-Keyed Measure of Illicit Drug Use among Job Applicants;Does the M-PULSE measure psychopathology? Another Look Using the IPI-2;Police Applicant Hiring Decisions: An Investigation of the Decision Consistency between the IPI-2 and M-PULSE;Research to Support Use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) in Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluations of Police Officer Candidates;Using the M-PULSE to Predict Police Conduct Problems: Further Investigation of the Liability Scales;Use of WAIS-III Index Scores to Predict Supervisors Ratings of Police Performance;The Differences Between Special Police Unit Personality Factors as Measured by the Psych Eval Personality Questionnaire.