A psychometric profile of British police officers authorized to carry firearms: a pilot study1 |
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Authors: | Cary L Cooper Ivan T Robertson Phil Sharman |
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Affiliation: | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK |
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Abstract: | In the United Kingdom, police officers do not, as a matter of routine, carry firearms. There are occasions, nevertheless, when armed police are deployed, and for obvious reasons any procedure that might improve the suitability of officers chosen to carry firearms is worth investigating. |
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