Use of the Inwald Personality Inventory, Hilson Tests, and Inwald Surveys for Selection, "Fitness-For-Duty" Assessment, and Relationship Counseling (From Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: A 21st Century Perspective, P 91-131, 2010, Peter A. Weiss, ed. - see NCJ-231933)

• NCJ Number: 231938
• Author(s): Robin Inwald
• Date Published: 2010
• Length: 41 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Format: Book Chapter
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter discusses the use of the Inwald Personality Inventory, Hilson Tests, and Inwald Surveys for selection of police personnel.

Abstract

The chapter describes the usefulness of the Inwald Personality Inventory (IPI), the Hilson Tests, and the Inwald Surveys when screening public safety officer candidates. The IPI was the first comprehensive personality inventory that focused on admitted behavior and has been used by police psychologists and law enforcement/security departments as an industry standard and primary component of psychological evaluations of potential officer candidates. There are several Hilson Tests which measure various personality characteristics: the Hilson Personnel Profile/Success Quotient focuses on emotional intelligence; the Hilson Career Satisfaction Inventory is a fitness-for-duty evaluation; the Hilson Safety/Security Risk Inventory focuses on risk-taking behavior; and the Hilson Life Adjustment Profile focuses on the identification of psychopathology. The Inwald Research Relationship Surveys are used for public safety officer relationship assessment and for couples counseling in employee assistance programs. Case studies are presented that demonstrate the usefulness of these tests for public safety officer selection. Figures, appendixes A-B, and references