Jennifer O'Connor Boes, Callie J. Chandler, and Howard W. Timm

About the author: Jennifer O'Connor Boes and Callie J. Chandler research personnel and security issues for the BDM Federal Corporation; Howard W. Timm is a research psychologist who investigates personnel security and violence issues for the Defense Personnel Security Research Center in Monterey, California.

Personality tests used by police departments to identify police recruits who may be prone to becoming corrupt have been found to be ineffective. However, there are traits that were common in those who did participate in police corruption (known as "violators.") Violators were found to have more difficulty getting along with other people, they often disregarded society's rules and laws, and were frequently immature, unreliable, and irresponsible. But perhaps the best way to predict if a...