Psychological assessment for security clearances, special access, and sensitive positions.

Abstract:

:This paper describes issues in the psychological assessment of individuals for security clearances, special duty, and sensitive positions. Using assessment for access to sensitive compartmented information as an example, the paper identifies, and explicates problems in criterion validity (the NEXUS issue), practical approaches to resolving these problems, selection of assessment techniques, and writing of the assessment report.

journal_name

Mil Med

journal_title

Military medicine

authors

Bloom RW

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1993-09-01 00:00:00

pages

609-13

issue

9

eissn

0026-4075

issn

1930-613X

journal_volume

158

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