Due to the nature of law enforcement work, a pre-employment psychological evaluation helps identify those who may not adjust successfully in a law enforcement career. A thorough pre-employment psychological evaluation addresses the areas of:
- Emotional functioning
- Behavioral predispositions
- Cognitive skills
- Psychosocial support systems
- Visual Processing (related to processing visual information)
- Attention deficit disorders (ADD and ADHD)
This evaluation is generally performed after a conditional offer of employment, and after the candidate has successfully passed several rounds of selection (which may include the initial application, interview, background check, lie-detector analysis, etc.). The areas of personality, mental condition, cognitive abilities, and behavior that are evaluated in pre-employment psychological screening are:
- Psychopathology
- Substance use
- Self-management skills
- Team functioning
- Prior experience
- Social influences
- Intellectual abilities
All assessment tools used in pre-employment psychological evaluations have been standardized for law enforcement officer candidates and meet all the requirements necessary for psychological tests.
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