Becoming a Police Officer: Psychological Examination

Following the comprehensive background investigation, the applicant's psychological exam is scored.  The psychological consists of a series of written tests asking various questions aimed at making a psychological evaluation of the applicant's ability to perform law enforcement duties. 

There is no booklet available to study for this test.  The applicant's task is to simply answer all questions truthfully.  It has safeguards in place to identify persons trying to manipulate the test by answering questions by their perception of the "correct" answer.

The grading of the psychological test is done off site by a company called Psychological Resources.  If the applicant fails the psychological test, the application is returned to human resources and the applicant must wait one year before re-applying for a position.