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Work on this study was partially supported by LEAA Grant No. 72-DF-09-0005, administered under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Department of Personnel. Thanks to Jeannine Foreman for her typing service.
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Fabricatore, J., Azen, S., Schoentgen, S. et al. Predicting performance of police officers using the sixteen personality factor questionnaire. Am J Commun Psychol 6, 63–70 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00890100
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