Are Police Psychological Exams Important?

In recent years, the public has questioned police leaders for bestowing badges and guns on officers who are psychologically ill-suited to their jobs at a time when trust in police is already at historic low. Most police departments use psychological testing to help select candidates. The psychological exam is a key step in the hiring process and is used to determine if a candidate can handle the unique stresses of being a police officer, who are the licensed and specialized clinical psychologist. Join the Co-host Chiefs this Thursday at 6PM. CST. Streaming live on Facebook live and YouTube with this week’s guest Dr. Thomas Campion, PhD who a licensed clinical psychologist in the States of Illinois and Minnesota. He has been working with public safety departments for over 18 years, providing psychological evaluations and consultation services across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. He works with over 150 different public safety departments including state, county, university, urban, suburban, rural, and park police departments. What has changed over the past decades with psychological evaluations are some agencies skipping this important part of someone's background.