| It is commonly noted that occupational stress negatively impacts job performance, effectiveness, and leads to physical and psychological difficulty. Police officers are at heightened risk for experiencing additional physical and mental strains due to the nature of the job itself. This quantitative study involves data collection and statistical analysis of police officers referred for a Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE) based on concerns of domestic violence as compared with police officers referred for concerns unrelated to domestic violence. Using the California Psychological Inventory - Form 434 (CPI-434), 130 male officers (Mage ≈ 42, age range 25-62) referred for a FFDE were selected from a longitudinal database containing FFDE information obtained by police officers referred by a large metropolitan police department located in the Midwest. The information gathered for this study was obtained from sworn police officers during their initial referral for a FFDE. The study focuses on the scores obtained on the clinical and special purpose scales of the California Psychological Inventory (CPI-434) to determine whether there is a pattern of scale elevations on those referred for domestic violence compared with police officers referred for other issues, as well as assess the need for a domestic violence proclivity scale. |
