Police and public safety

Build a workforce that’s ready for duty

Law enforcement, emergency response, and public safety professionals face immense pressure that can have adverse effects on their mental health and wellbeing. Pearson has the most widely used tools to make sure that you not only select the best personnel for the job, but that you can also help them maintain a good quality of life.

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Our consultant can help you develop an assessment-based plan to find the right candidates as well as support them throughout their high-stress career. 

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The MPQ is coming soon!

The Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) will be available in November as a new normal-range personality test for use in police and public safety preemployment screening.

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Government & public safety

Assessments & resources:

Assessments for personnel selection

  • Police
  • Firefighters
  • Dispatch
  • EMT
  • Correctional officers
  • Private security

Resources for officer wellness

Ensure officers’ wellness needs are identified and supported so they can maintain fitness for duty.

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Popular products for police and public safety

MMPI-3

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory®, Third Edition is the leading measure for personnel selection, providing an empirically validated, psychometrically up-to-date standard of psychological assessment.

16pf

The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire®, Fifth Edition is an empirically validated psychological assessment of normal personality used in personnel selection.

Beck Scales

The Beck® Scales for depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and suicide are used to recognize, predict, and intervene for affective distress and suicide risk. 

QOLI

The Quality of Life Inventory® is a psychological assessment of well-being and satisfaction with life that is ideal for assessing precursors and/or risk of compromised “wellness”.  

Beta-4

Beta-4 is a nonverbal measure of adult cognitive abilities frequently used in personnel selection. The test has a variety of occupational and educational applications and is great for use with diverse adult populations.

WRAT5

The Wide Range Achievement Test™, Fifth Edition provides an efficient way to assess and monitor reading, spelling, and math skills, and helps identify possible learning disabilities during intake evaluations.

Police and public safety resources

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Developmental trauma and vulnerability to PTSD

This webinar discusses developmental trauma and vulnerability to PTSD.

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