My Police Research

Aamodt, M. G. (2005, October). Using the MMPI-2 in law enforcement selection. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Scottsdale, AZ.

Aamodt, M. G. (2004). Special issue on using MMPI-2 special scale configurations to predict supervisor ratings of police officer performance. Applied H.R.M. Research, 9(2), 41-52.

Surrette, M. A., Aamodt, M. G., & Serafino, G. (2004).  Using MMPI special scale configurations to predict performance ratings of police officers in New Mexico.  Applied H.R.M. Research, 9(2), 71-72.

Aamodt, M. G. (2004, June).  A comprehensive meta-analysis of predictors of police performance.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Public Management Association Assessment Council, Seattle, Washington.

Aamodt, M. G. (2002, October).  Police selection in Scotland.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Orlando, FL.

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Aamodt, M. G., & Flink, W. (2001).  Relationship between education level and cadet performance in a police academy.  Applied H.R.M. Research, 6(1), 75-76.

Aamodt, M. G. (2000). Legal status of affirmative action programs in law enforcement agencies.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Canton, OH.

Smith, S. M., & Aamodt, M. G. (1997).  The relationship between education, experience, and police performance.  Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 12(2), 7-14.

Aamodt, M. G. (1997).  Relationship between cognitive ability and police performance:  A meta-analysis.  Paper presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, St. Louis, MO.

Aamodt, M. G., & Raynes, B. L.  (1997).  A meta-analytic investigation of the relationship between education and police performance.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky.

Aamodt, M. G.  (1997).  Selecting law enforcement personnel:  What we know in 1997.   Invited workshop presented at the Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium, Baltimore, MD.

Aamodt, M. G.  (1996).  The use of personality tests in the selection of law enforcement personnel.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Aamodt, M. G., Serafino, G. F., Inwald, R., & Hart, D.  (1996).  Legal issues in selecting law enforcement personnel.  Presented at the workshop on clinical, legal, and ethical issues in selecting law enforcement personnel.  Santa Fe, NM:  New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.

Aamodt, M. G.  (1996).  The use of personality tests in the selection of law enforcement personnel.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Aamodt, M. G. (1994).  Use of physical ability testing in law enforcement.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology.  Madison, Wisconsin.

Aamodt, M. G., Brewster, J., & Dwight, S. (1993).  Psychometric properties of the Law Enforcement Selection Inventory.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Brewster, J., Aamodt, M. G., & Schelling, J. (1993).  Validity of the Law Enforcement Selection Inventory in selecting entry level law enforcement personnel.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Aamodt, M. G. (1992).  A new model for predicting police aggression.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Tampa, Florida.

Griffiths, R. & Aamodt, M. G. (1992).  Development of a scale to predict police aggression.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Tampa, Florida.

Aamodt, M. G. (1991).  Implications of the Americans with Disabilities Act on police selection.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Richmond, Virginia

Aamodt, M. G., & Kimbrough, W. W. (1990). Development of a police selection battery:   A ten year follow‑up. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Surrette, M. A., Aamodt, M. G., & Serafino, G. (1990).  Validity of the New Mexico police selection battery.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Surrette, M. A., & Aamodt, M. G.  (1988).  Survey of selection and promotion practices of small town police departments.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, San Antonio, Texas.

Aamodt, M. G.  (1987). Ethical issues in personnel consulting: Panel discussion on ethics in police psychology.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Aamodt, M. G. & Kimbrough, W. W. (1985). Personality differences between police and fire applicants.  Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 1, 10‑13.

Aamodt, M. G., Faloona, D., & Lawley, T.  (1985).  Validation of a weighted application blank in predicting performance of industrial plant police. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Aamodt, M. G., & Kimbrough, W. W.  (1983). Three years of police and fire applicant testing: Some important findings.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Kimbrough, W. W., & Aamodt, M. G.  (1983). Personality correlates of police and fire employment interview scores assigned by department interviewers and by Civil Service Commission interviewers.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, Cincinnati, Ohio.

McCoy, S. P., & Aamodt, M. G. (2008, October). Divorce rates for law enforcement personnel: Another myth
            bites the dust. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal
            Psychology, Walnut Creek, CA.

Aamodt, M. G., & Stalnaker, N.  (2001).  Police officer suicide: Frequency and officer profiles.  In Shehan, D. , and Warren, J. (Eds.) Law Enforcement and Suicide. Quantico, VA: Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Aamodt, M. G., & Werlick, N. A.  (1999). Police officer suicide: Frequency and officer profiles.  Paper presented at the FBI Conference on Suicide and Law Enforcement, Quantico, VA.

Aamodt, M. G., Brewster, J., & Raynes, B.  (2000).  Is the police personality predisposed to domestic violence?  In Shehan, D.  (Ed.)  Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence.  Quantico, VA: Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Aamodt, M. G., Brewster, J., & Raynes, B. L (1998).  Is the police personality predisposed to domestic violence? Paper presented at the FBI Conference on Domestic Violence by Police Officers, Quantico, VA.