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Does the stereotypical personality reported for the male police officer fit that of the female police officer

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This research, using the content, validity and clinical scales found in the MMPI-2, investigates the differences in the psychological makeup of male versus female police recruits. The research design involves testing of police recruits on the first day of their academy experience. The literature on the police personality suggest that there exists a stereotype for male officers, a finding replicated in this study. The findings of this research also suggest that female officers do not generally fit the stereotype found in the study of male officers.

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  1. Department of Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 15005, 86011-5005, Flagstaff, Arizona

    Larry A. Gould Ph.D. & Steve Funk Ph.D.

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An earlier version of this paper was present at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 12–16, 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Gould, L.A., Funk, S. Does the stereotypical personality reported for the male police officer fit that of the female police officer. J Police Crim Psych 13, 25–39 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02819064

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